diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/util-linux/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/util-linux/default.nix
index af7a4f9f423a..4b44a19def89 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/util-linux/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/util-linux/default.nix
@@ -109,6 +109,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     ln -svf "$swap/bin/"* $bin/bin/
     '' + ''
 
+    ln -svf "$bin/bin/hexdump" "$bin/bin/hd"
+    ln -svf "$man/share/man/man1/hexdump.1" "$man/share/man/man1/hd.1"
+
     installShellCompletion --bash bash-completion/*
   '';