diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/miniupnpc/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/miniupnpc/default.nix
index 74406f2947da..6f22d6fb6339 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/miniupnpc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/miniupnpc/default.nix
@@ -19,10 +19,18 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   doCheck = !stdenv.isFreeBSD;
 
-  makeFlags = [ "PREFIX=$(out)" "INSTALLPREFIX=$(out)" ];
+  makeFlags = [ "PREFIX=$(out)" ];
 
   postInstall = ''
-    chmod +x "$out"/lib/libminiupnpc${stdenv.hostPlatform.extensions.sharedLibrary}
+    chmod +x $out/lib/libminiupnpc${stdenv.hostPlatform.extensions.sharedLibrary}
+
+    # for some reason cmake does not install binaries and manpages
+    # https://github.com/miniupnp/miniupnp/issues/637
+    mkdir -p $out/bin
+    cp -a upnpc-static $out/bin/upnpc
+    cp -a ../external-ip.sh $out/bin/external-ip
+    mkdir -p $out/share/man
+    cp -a ../man3 $out/share/man
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {