diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 48bfcec9335e..ae83f1e25b6f 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -26350,7 +26350,9 @@ with pkgs;
   };
 
 
-  udev = systemd; # TODO: change to systemdMinimal
+  udev =
+    if (with stdenv.hostPlatform; isLinux && isStatic) then libudev-zero
+    else systemd; # TODO: change to systemdMinimal
 
   systemd-wait = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/systemd-wait { };