diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/vp/vpp/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/vp/vpp/package.nix
index 89216bc71e7f..a5811c7b7674 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/vp/vpp/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/vp/vpp/package.nix
@@ -38,11 +38,6 @@ let
     ];
   });
 
-  xdp-tools' = xdp-tools.overrideAttrs (old: {
-    postInstall = "";
-    dontDisableStatic = true;
-  });
-
   # in 25.02 only ID seems to be of interest, so keep it simple
   os-release-fake = writeText "os-release-fake" ''
     ID=nixos
@@ -116,7 +111,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     # af_xdp plugin
     libelf
     libbpf
-    xdp-tools'
+    xdp-tools
+    zlib
+  ];
+
+  patches = lib.optionals enableAfXdp [
+    ./use-dynamic-libxdp-libbpf.patch
   ];
 
   passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/vp/vpp/use-dynamic-libxdp-libbpf.patch b/pkgs/by-name/vp/vpp/use-dynamic-libxdp-libbpf.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..19bfd242c610
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/vp/vpp/use-dynamic-libxdp-libbpf.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+--- a/plugins/af_xdp/CMakeLists.txt
++++ b/plugins/af_xdp/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ if (NOT XDP_INCLUDE_DIR)
+ endif()
+
+ set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY FIND_LIBRARY_USE_LIB64_PATHS TRUE)
+-vpp_plugin_find_library(af_xdp XDP_LIB libxdp.a)
+-vpp_plugin_find_library(af_xdp BPF_LIB libbpf.a)
++vpp_plugin_find_library(af_xdp XDP_LIB xdp)
++vpp_plugin_find_library(af_xdp BPF_LIB bpf)
+ vpp_plugin_find_library(af_xdp ELF_LIB elf)
+ vpp_plugin_find_library(af_xdp Z_LIB z)
+ if (NOT XDP_LIB OR NOT BPF_LIB OR NOT ELF_LIB OR NOT Z_LIB)