diff --git a/pkgs/tools/typesetting/tectonic/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/typesetting/tectonic/default.nix
index 607e71cfbb44..21391ac72917 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/typesetting/tectonic/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/typesetting/tectonic/default.nix
@@ -33,13 +33,14 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   # workaround for https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/166205
   NIX_LDFLAGS = lib.optionalString (stdenv.cc.isClang && stdenv.cc.libcxx != null) " -l${stdenv.cc.libcxx.cxxabi.libName}";
 
-  postInstall = lib.optionalString stdenv.isLinux ''
+  postInstall = ''
+    # Makes it possible to automatically use the V2 CLI API
+    ln -s $out/bin/tectonic $out/bin/nextonic
+  '' + lib.optionalString stdenv.isLinux ''
     substituteInPlace dist/appimage/tectonic.desktop \
       --replace Exec=tectonic Exec=$out/bin/tectonic
     install -D dist/appimage/tectonic.desktop -t $out/share/applications/
     install -D dist/appimage/tectonic.svg -t $out/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/
-
-    ln -s $out/bin/tectonic $out/bin/nextonic
   '';
 
   doCheck = true;