diff --git a/packaging/dependencies.nix b/packaging/dependencies.nix
index 6b2dafcfa..7b7ee0ecf 100644
--- a/packaging/dependencies.nix
+++ b/packaging/dependencies.nix
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ scope: {
     nativeBuildInputs = prevAttrs.nativeBuildInputs ++ [ pkgs.buildPackages.bmake ];
     postInstall =
       lib.replaceStrings [ "lowdown.so.1" "lowdown.1.dylib" ] [ "lowdown.so.2" "lowdown.2.dylib" ]
-        prevAttrs.postInstall;
+        (prevAttrs.postInstall or "");
   });
 
   # TODO: Remove this when https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/442682 is included in a stable release