diff --git a/pkgs/misc/sndio/default.nix b/pkgs/misc/sndio/default.nix
index 474e59c590a5..786c3c3a40a4 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/sndio/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/misc/sndio/default.nix
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   nativeBuildInputs = lib.optional stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin fixDarwinDylibNames;
   buildInputs = lib.optional stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux alsa-lib;
 
+  postInstall = ''
+    install -Dm644 contrib/sndiod.service $out/lib/systemd/system/sndiod.service
+  '';
+
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
   meta = with lib; {