diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/dd-agent/datadog-agent.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/dd-agent/datadog-agent.nix
index f2013c4889ee..b83083936a31 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/dd-agent/datadog-agent.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/dd-agent/datadog-agent.nix
@@ -100,8 +100,7 @@ in buildGo118Module rec {
 
     wrapProgram "$out/bin/agent" \
       --set PYTHONPATH "$out/${python.sitePackages}"'' + lib.optionalString withSystemd '' \
-      --prefix LD_LIBRARY_PATH : ${lib.getLib systemd}/lib
-  '';
+      --prefix LD_LIBRARY_PATH : '' + lib.makeLibraryPath [ (lib.getLib systemd) rtloader ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = ''