diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/science/math/libtorch/bin.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/science/math/libtorch/bin.nix
index 301b54f7dc4..481836a4e11 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/science/math/libtorch/bin.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/science/math/libtorch/bin.nix
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   installPhase = ''
     # Copy headers and CMake files.
-    install -Dm755 -t $dev/lib lib/*.a
+    mkdir -p $dev
     cp -r include $dev
     cp -r share $dev