diff --git a/pkgs/servers/dns/knot-dns/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/dns/knot-dns/default.nix
index 27f1ca12aac..3ebb31e20f2 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/dns/knot-dns/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/dns/knot-dns/default.nix
@@ -34,13 +34,15 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     gnutls liburcu libidn2 libunistring
     nettle libedit
     libiconv lmdb libintl
-    libbpf # XDP support
     nghttp2 # DoH support in kdig
     libmaxminddb # optional for geoip module (it's tiny)
     # without sphinx &al. for developer documentation
     # TODO: add dnstap support?
   ]
-    ++ optionals stdenv.isLinux [ libcap_ng systemd ]
+    ++ optionals stdenv.isLinux [
+      libcap_ng systemd
+      libbpf # XDP support
+    ]
     ++ optional stdenv.isDarwin zlib; # perhaps due to gnutls
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;