diff --git a/modules/services/hardware/udev.nix b/modules/services/hardware/udev.nix
index 73ec53e04e75..8715c0cb84e7 100644
--- a/modules/services/hardware/udev.nix
+++ b/modules/services/hardware/udev.nix
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ let
       run_progs=$(grep 'RUN+="[^/$]' $out/* |
         sed -e 's/.*RUN+="\([^ "]*\)[ "].*/\1/' | uniq)
       for i in $import_progs $run_progs; do
-        if [[ ! -x ${pkgs.udev}/lib/udev/$i ]]; then
+        if [[ ! -x ${pkgs.udev}/lib/udev/$i && ! $i =~ socket:.* ]]; then
           echo "FAIL"
           echo "$i is called in udev rules but not installed by udev"
           exit 1