diff --git a/pkgs/tools/backup/borg/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/backup/borg/default.nix
index 8b76e28919d2..d9ca87dbdc82 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/backup/borg/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/backup/borg/default.nix
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
     export BORG_OPENSSL_PREFIX="${openssl.dev}"
     export BORG_LZ4_PREFIX="${lz4.dev}"
     export BORG_LIBB2_PREFIX="${libb2}"
-    export BORG_LIBZSTD_PREFIX="${zstd}"
+    export BORG_LIBZSTD_PREFIX="${zstd.dev}"
   '';
 
   makeWrapperArgs = [