diff --git a/pkgs/servers/monitoring/telegraf/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/monitoring/telegraf/default.nix
index 27563a05104e..d92219ea71d8 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/monitoring/telegraf/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/monitoring/telegraf/default.nix
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   vendorSha256 = "sha256-J48ezMi9+PxohDKFhBpbcu6fdojlZPXnQQw2IcyimTA=";
   proxyVendor = true;
 
-  preBuild = ''
-    buildFlagsArray+=("-ldflags=-w -s -X main.version=${version}")
-  '';
+  ldflags = [
+    "-w" "-s" "-X main.version=${version}"
+  ];
 
   passthru.tests = { inherit (nixosTests) telegraf; };