diff --git a/pynvml/nvml.py b/pynvml/nvml.py
index 56d908f..1de0b97 100644
--- a/pynvml/nvml.py
+++ b/pynvml/nvml.py
@@ -1475,7 +1475,11 @@ def _LoadNvmlLibrary():
                             nvmlLib = CDLL(os.path.join(os.getenv("ProgramFiles", "C:/Program Files"), "NVIDIA Corporation/NVSMI/nvml.dll"))
                     else:
                         # assume linux
-                        nvmlLib = CDLL("libnvidia-ml.so.1")
+                        try:
+                            nvmlLib = CDLL("libnvidia-ml.so.1")
+                        except OSError:
+                            # assume NixOS
+                            nvmlLib = CDLL("@driverLink@/lib/libnvidia-ml.so.1")
                 except OSError as ose:
                     _nvmlCheckReturn(NVML_ERROR_LIBRARY_NOT_FOUND)
                 if (nvmlLib == None):