diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/generic.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/generic.nix
index 38d695bd74ac..57bd73d60192 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/generic.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/generic.nix
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ in
       else [ gtk2 at-spi2-atk wrapGAppsHook ] ++ atomEnv.packages)
         ++ [ libsecret libXScrnSaver ];
 
-    runtimeDependencies = lib.optional (stdenv.isLinux) [ systemd.lib fontconfig.lib ];
+    runtimeDependencies = lib.optional (stdenv.isLinux) [ (lib.getLib systemd) fontconfig.lib ];
 
     nativeBuildInputs = lib.optional (!stdenv.isDarwin) autoPatchelfHook;