1diff --git a/pynvml.py b/pynvml.py
2index 9a424de..669afe0 100644
3--- a/pynvml.py
4+++ b/pynvml.py
5@@ -1676,7 +1676,11 @@ def _LoadNvmlLibrary():
6 nvmlLib = CDLL(os.path.join(os.getenv("ProgramFiles", "C:/Program Files"), "NVIDIA Corporation/NVSMI/nvml.dll"))
7 else:
8 # assume linux
9- nvmlLib = CDLL("libnvidia-ml.so.1")
10+ try:
11+ nvmlLib = CDLL("libnvidia-ml.so.1")
12+ except OSError:
13+ # Assume NixOS
14+ nvmlLib = CDLL("@driverLink@/lib/libnvidia-ml.so.1")
15 except OSError as ose:
16 _nvmlCheckReturn(NVML_ERROR_LIBRARY_NOT_FOUND)
17 if (nvmlLib == None):