diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/monitoring/netdata.nix b/nixos/modules/services/monitoring/netdata.nix
index 7589fd0e67b0..621d686512df 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/monitoring/netdata.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/monitoring/netdata.nix
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ let
     mkdir -p $out/libexec/netdata/plugins.d
     ln -s /run/wrappers/bin/apps.plugin $out/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/apps.plugin
     ln -s /run/wrappers/bin/freeipmi.plugin $out/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/freeipmi.plugin
+    ln -s /run/wrappers/bin/slabinfo.plugin $out/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/slabinfo.plugin
   '';
 
   plugins = [
@@ -181,6 +182,14 @@ in {
       permissions = "u+rx,g+rx,o-rwx";
     };
 
+    security.wrappers."slabinfo.plugin" = {
+      source = "${cfg.package}/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/slabinfo.plugin.org";
+      capabilities = "cap_dac_override+ep";
+      owner = cfg.user;
+      group = cfg.group;
+      permissions = "u+rx,g+rx,o-rx";
+    };
+
     security.pam.loginLimits = [
       { domain = "netdata"; type = "soft"; item = "nofile"; value = "10000"; }
       { domain = "netdata"; type = "hard"; item = "nofile"; value = "30000"; }
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/system/netdata/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/system/netdata/default.nix
index 9abadd383560..1179db00e522 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/system/netdata/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/system/netdata/default.nix
@@ -52,13 +52,15 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     # rename this plugin so netdata will look for setuid wrapper
     mv $out/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/apps.plugin \
        $out/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/apps.plugin.org
+    mv $out/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/slabinfo.plugin \
+       $out/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/slabinfo.plugin.org
     ${optionalString withIpmi ''
       mv $out/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/freeipmi.plugin \
          $out/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/freeipmi.plugin.org
     ''}
   '';
 
-  preConfigure =  optionalString (!stdenv.isDarwin) ''
+  preConfigure = optionalString (!stdenv.isDarwin) ''
     substituteInPlace collectors/python.d.plugin/python_modules/third_party/lm_sensors.py \
       --replace 'ctypes.util.find_library("sensors")' '"${lm_sensors.out}/lib/libsensors${stdenv.hostPlatform.extensions.sharedLibrary}"'
   '';