diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/broot/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/broot/default.nix
index 63d5ff69e79..6c9e93349ef 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/broot/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/broot/default.nix
@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
 
   cargoSha256 = "09gnyj97akychin1axp9kcww3c04xx7x1qnplhs2yxfki62r4y2b";
 
+  postInstall = ''
+    export HOME=$out/home
+    mkdir -p $HOME
+    RUST_BACKTRACE=1 $out/bin/broot --install
+  '';
+
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "An interactive tree view, a fuzzy search, a balanced BFS descent and customizable commands";
     homepage = "https://dystroy.org/broot/";