diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/generic.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/generic.nix
index eeb7b99bbaa..9e2ee6e834c 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/generic.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/generic.nix
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ let
   pkgSuffix = optionalString (versionOlder version "304") "-pkg0";
   i686bundled = versionAtLeast version "391";
 
-  libPathFor = pkgs: pkgs.lib.makeLibraryPath [ pkgs.xorg.libXext pkgs.xorg.libX11
+  libPathFor = pkgs: pkgs.lib.makeLibraryPath [ pkgs.libdrm pkgs.xorg.libXext pkgs.xorg.libX11
     pkgs.xorg.libXv pkgs.xorg.libXrandr pkgs.xorg.libxcb pkgs.zlib pkgs.stdenv.cc.cc ];
 
   self = stdenv.mkDerivation {