diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/gitea/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/gitea/default.nix
index 58cfa1862604..a25492e4546c 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/gitea/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/gitea/default.nix
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ buildGoPackage rec {
 
   postInstall = ''
     mkdir $data
-    cp -R $src/{public,templates} $data
+    cp -R $src/{public,templates,options} $data
     mkdir -p $out
     cp -R $src/options/locale $out/locale