diff --git a/nixos/modules/config/system-path.nix b/nixos/modules/config/system-path.nix
index c07e19bd03c4..1793dc628edf 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/config/system-path.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/config/system-path.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ let
       pkgs.diffutils
       pkgs.findutils
       pkgs.gawk
-      pkgs.glibc # for ldd, getent
+      pkgs.stdenv.cc.libc
+      pkgs.getent
+      pkgs.getconf
       pkgs.gnugrep
       pkgs.gnupatch
       pkgs.gnused
diff --git a/nixos/modules/system/activation/activation-script.nix b/nixos/modules/system/activation/activation-script.nix
index b1eaf0189562..0ed7c0f53eb9 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/system/activation/activation-script.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/system/activation/activation-script.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ let
     [ coreutils
       gnugrep
       findutils
-      glibc # needed for getent
+      getent
       shadow
       nettools # needed for hostname
       utillinux # needed for mount and mountpoint