diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/dpdk/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/dpdk/default.nix
index 31eb8931c28062..e48e9400e11e49 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/dpdk/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/dpdk/default.nix
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   installPhase = ''
     mkdir $out
-    cp -pr x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc/{app,lib,include,kmod} $out/
+    cp -pr x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc/{lib,include,kmod} $out/
 
     mkdir -p $examples/bin
-    find examples -type f -executable -exec cp {} $examples/bin \;
+    find examples ${RTE_TARGET}/app -type f -executable -exec cp {} $examples/bin \;
   '';
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {