diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/monitoring/prometheus/exporters/smartctl.nix b/nixos/modules/services/monitoring/prometheus/exporters/smartctl.nix
index b6416b93e69c..437604748b3e 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/monitoring/prometheus/exporters/smartctl.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/monitoring/prometheus/exporters/smartctl.nix
@@ -41,9 +41,11 @@ in {
   serviceOpts = {
     serviceConfig = {
       AmbientCapabilities = [
+        "CAP_RAW_SYSIO"
         "CAP_SYS_ADMIN"
       ];
       CapabilityBoundingSet = [
+        "CAP_RAW_SYSIO"
         "CAP_SYS_ADMIN"
       ];
       DevicePolicy = "closed";