diff --git a/srcpkgs/zim/template b/srcpkgs/zim/template
index 7ee4d9716e..c53b33b91a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/zim/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/zim/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'zim'
 pkgname=zim
 version=0.62
-revision=2
+revision=3
 build_style="python-module"
 python_versions="2.7"
 pycompile_module="zim"
@@ -14,3 +14,9 @@ license="GPL"
 homepage="http://zim-wiki.org/"
 distfiles="http://zim-wiki.org/downloads/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=19d62aebd2c1a92d84d80720c6c1dcdb779c39a2120468fed01b7f252511bdc2
+
+post_install() {
+	# remove mimedb generated files
+	rm -rf ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/mime
+	vinstall xdg/zim.xml 644 usr/share/mime/packages
+}