diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/ipfs/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/ipfs/default.nix
index 5aa270aa8f0f..8f141b0eade3 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/ipfs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/ipfs/default.nix
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ buildGoModule rec {
 
   vendorSha256 = null;
 
+  postInstall = ''
+    install -D misc/systemd/ipfs.service $out/etc/systemd/system/ipfs.service
+    install -D misc/systemd/ipfs-api.socket $out/etc/systemd/system/ipfs-api.socket
+    install -D misc/systemd/ipfs-gateway.socket $out/etc/systemd/system/ipfs-gateway.socket
+    substituteInPlace $out/etc/systemd/system/ipfs.service \
+      --replace /usr/bin/ipfs $out/bin/ipfs
+  '';
+
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "A global, versioned, peer-to-peer filesystem";
     homepage = "https://ipfs.io/";