diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/calibre/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/calibre/default.nix
index 6dcd96216cb39bb..5d228d264d09e06 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/calibre/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/calibre/default.nix
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ]);
 
   installPhase = ''
+    runHook preInstall
+
     export HOME=$TMPDIR/fakehome
     export POPPLER_INC_DIR=${poppler_utils.dev}/include/poppler
     export POPPLER_LIB_DIR=${poppler_utils.out}/lib
@@ -92,6 +94,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     for entry in $out/share/applications/*.desktop; do
       substituteAllInPlace $entry
     done
+
+    runHook postInstall
   '';
 
   calibreDesktopItem = makeDesktopItem {