diff --git a/pkgs/servers/monitoring/prometheus/wireguard-exporter.nix b/pkgs/servers/monitoring/prometheus/wireguard-exporter.nix
index 14920ea035ff..d810633c17f3 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/monitoring/prometheus/wireguard-exporter.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/monitoring/prometheus/wireguard-exporter.nix
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
 
   cargoSha256 = "sha256-NsxGpjuZPpz4gCJRp5IOcfRFh8DTud47nV2bE0/kc2Q=";
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    # drop hardcoded linker names, fixing static build
+    rm .cargo/config.toml
+  '';
+
   buildInputs = lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ libiconv Security ];
 
   passthru.tests = { inherit (nixosTests.prometheus-exporters) wireguard; };