diff --git a/pkgs/nim-packages/generic.nix b/pkgs/nim-packages/generic.nix
index ab9e1c3..0387575 100644
--- a/pkgs/nim-packages/generic.nix
+++ b/pkgs/nim-packages/generic.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,19 @@
 { stdenv, nim }:
 
-{ name, src, nimDeps ? [], nativeBuildInputs ? [], buildInputs ? [],
-  patches ? [], patchPhase ? "", ... }:
+{
+  name,
+  src,
+  nimDeps ? [],
+  nativeBuildInputs ? [],
+  buildInputs ? [],
+  patches ? [],
+  patchPhase ? "",
+  preBuild ? "",
+  postBuild ? "",
+  preInstall ? "",
+  postInstall ? "",
+  ...
+}:
 
 with stdenv.lib;
 
@@ -40,6 +52,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   buildInputs = rBuildInputs;
   nimDeps = nimDeps;
   patchPhase = patchPhase;
+  preBuild = preBuild;
+  postBuild = postBuild;
+  preInstall = preInstall;
+  postInstall = postInstall;
   LD_LIBRARY_PATH = makeLibraryPath (rBuildInputs ++ rNativeBuildInputs);
 
   buildPhase = ''