diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/plugins/build-vim-plugin.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/plugins/build-vim-plugin.nix
index 9dc5344ed28..4773cfb9e43 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/plugins/build-vim-plugin.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/plugins/build-vim-plugin.nix
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ rec {
     addonInfo ? null,
     ...
   }:
-    (stdenv.mkDerivation (attrs // {
+    let drv = stdenv.mkDerivation (attrs // {
       name = namePrefix + name;
 
       # dont move the doc folder since vim expects it
@@ -40,7 +40,10 @@ rec {
 
         runHook postInstall
       '';
-    }));
+    });
+    in  drv.overrideAttrs(oa: {
+      rtp = "${drv}";
+    });
 
   buildVimPluginFrom2Nix = attrs: buildVimPlugin ({
     # vim plugins may override this