diff --git a/pkgs/tools/system/collectd/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/system/collectd/default.nix
index 86b5b8415753..f9359ae08dc7 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/system/collectd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/system/collectd/default.nix
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@
   flex,
   perl,
   nixosTests,
-  ...
-}@args:
+  enabledPlugins ? null,
+}:
 let
-  plugins = callPackage ./plugins.nix args;
+  plugins = callPackage ./plugins.nix { inherit enabledPlugins; };
 in
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "collectd";
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/system/collectd/plugins.nix b/pkgs/tools/system/collectd/plugins.nix
index 2f8ba6c56b42..b871112d14bf 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/system/collectd/plugins.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/system/collectd/plugins.nix
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
   # Defaults to `null` for all supported plugins (except xen, which is marked as
   # insecure), otherwise a list of plugin names for a custom build
   enabledPlugins ? null,
-  ...
 }:
 
 let