diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/axel/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/axel/default.nix
index eb2b109dbecd..a53f4b70e8f4 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/axel/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/axel/default.nix
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   installFlags = [ "ETCDIR=${placeholder "out"}/etc" ];
 
+  postInstall = ''
+    mkdir -p $out/share/doc
+    cp doc/axelrc.example $out/share/doc/axelrc.example
+  '';
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Console downloading program with some features for parallel connections for faster downloading";
     homepage = "https://github.com/axel-download-accelerator/axel";