diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/procps-ng/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/procps-ng/default.nix
index 1d19d9151175..45c4bbe75f5c 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/procps-ng/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/procps-ng/default.nix
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
   # `ps` with systemd support is able to properly report different
   # attributes like unit name, so we want to have it on linux.
-, withSystemd ? stdenv.isLinux
+, withSystemd ? stdenv.isLinux && !stdenv.hostPlatform.isStatic
 , systemd
 
   # procps is mostly Linux-only. Most commands require a running Linux