diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/proxychains/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/proxychains/default.nix
index 6f00c7fc8b74..6ace8e139e13 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/proxychains/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/proxychains/default.nix
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     # Temporary work-around; most likely fixed by next upstream release
     sed -i Makefile -e '/-lpthread/a LDFLAGS+=-ldl'
   '';
+  postInstall = ''
+    cp src/proxychains.conf $out/etc
+  '';
 
   meta = {
     description = "Proxifier for SOCKS proxies";