diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/ksmbd-tools/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/ksmbd-tools/default.nix
index edb9ce3fb8b7..dd429b295990 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/ksmbd-tools/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/ksmbd-tools/default.nix
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   patches = [ ./0001-skip-installing-example-configuration.patch ];
   mesonFlags = [
     "-Drundir=/run"
+    "-Dsystemdsystemunitdir=lib/systemd/system"
     "--sysconfdir /etc"
   ];