diff --git a/pkgs/kde/lib/mk-kde-derivation.nix b/pkgs/kde/lib/mk-kde-derivation.nix
index 0b2ebd8ace7f..975d2e4af93a 100644
--- a/pkgs/kde/lib/mk-kde-derivation.nix
+++ b/pkgs/kde/lib/mk-kde-derivation.nix
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ in
     defaultArgs = {
       inherit version src;
 
-      outputs = ["out" "dev"];
+      outputs = ["out" "dev" "devtools"];
 
       nativeBuildInputs = [cmake qt6.wrapQtAppsHook moveDevHook] ++ extraNativeBuildInputs;
       buildInputs = [qt6.qtbase] ++ extraBuildInputs;
diff --git a/pkgs/kde/lib/move-dev-hook.sh b/pkgs/kde/lib/move-dev-hook.sh
index da5770e1bba1..a49cb91d22f3 100644
--- a/pkgs/kde/lib/move-dev-hook.sh
+++ b/pkgs/kde/lib/move-dev-hook.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 # shellcheck disable=SC2154
 
 moveKF6DevTools() {
-    moveToOutput "${qtPluginPrefix}/designer" "${!outputDev}"
+    if [ -n "$devtools" ]; then
+        mkdir -p "$devtools"
+        moveToOutput "${qtPluginPrefix}/designer" "$devtools"
+    fi
 }
 
 postInstallHooks+=('moveKF6DevTools')