diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/pynitrokey/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/security/pynitrokey/default.nix
index 3b143f0f3ff3..9c3eec9e9f3f 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/security/pynitrokey/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/security/pynitrokey/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ python3Packages, lib, nrfutil }:
+{ python3Packages, lib, nrfutil, libnitrokey }:
 
 with python3Packages;
 
@@ -44,6 +44,12 @@ buildPythonApplication rec {
     "typing_extensions"
   ];
 
+  # libnitrokey is not propagated to users of pynitrokey
+  # It is only usable from the wrapped bin/nitropy
+  makeWrapperArgs = [
+    "--set LIBNK_PATH ${lib.makeLibraryPath [ libnitrokey ]}"
+  ];
+
   # no tests
   doCheck = false;