diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/dd-agent/datadog-agent.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/dd-agent/datadog-agent.nix
index 8a40b290ae48..aac49a7b83b2 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/dd-agent/datadog-agent.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/dd-agent/datadog-agent.nix
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ in buildGoModule rec {
     "process"
     "log"
     "secrets"
+    "zlib"
   ]
   ++ lib.optionals withSystemd [ "systemd" ]
   ++ extraTags;