diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/bintools-wrapper/default.nix b/pkgs/build-support/bintools-wrapper/default.nix
index 3ac1e52f3092..163294cab1f8 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/bintools-wrapper/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/bintools-wrapper/default.nix
@@ -269,9 +269,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
       ## Man page and info support
       ##
 
-      mkdir -p $man/nix-support $info/nix-support
-      echo ${bintools.man or ""} >> $man/nix-support/propagated-user-env-packages
-      echo ${bintools.info or ""} >> $info/nix-support/propagated-user-env-packages
+      ln -s ${bintools.man} $man
+      ln -s ${bintools.info} $info
     ''
 
     + ''
diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/cc-wrapper/default.nix b/pkgs/build-support/cc-wrapper/default.nix
index 06aa9436bfc0..47c992d1f6ba 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/cc-wrapper/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/cc-wrapper/default.nix
@@ -263,9 +263,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
       ## Man page and info support
       ##
 
-      mkdir -p $man/nix-support $info/nix-support
-      printWords ${cc.man or ""}  > $man/nix-support/propagated-user-env-packages
-      printWords ${cc.info or ""}  > $info/nix-support/propagated-user-env-packages
+      ln -s ${cc.man} $man
+      ln -s ${cc.info} $info
     ''
 
     + ''