--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -36,10 +36,14 @@ LIBRARIES = {
     "opensuse": OPENSUSE,
     "fedora": FEDORA,
     "alpine": ALPINE,
+    "nix": FEDORA,
 }
 
 
 def load_libraries():
+    if os.getenv("NIX_STORE"):
+        return LIBRARIES["nix"]
+
     try:
         import distro