diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ad/adjustor/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ad/adjustor/package.nix
index fa58505b520fb..7f6d787ce37d6 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ad/adjustor/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ad/adjustor/package.nix
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 {
   fetchFromGitHub,
   lib,
-  python3,
+  python3Packages,
+
+  # Dependencies
+  kmod,
+  util-linux,
 }:
-python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
+python3Packages.buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "adjustor";
   version = "3.6.1";
   pyproject = true;
@@ -15,13 +19,28 @@ python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
     hash = "sha256-A5IdwuhsK9umMtsUR7CpREGxbTYuJNPV4MT+6wqcWT8=";
   };
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = with python3.pkgs; [
+  # This package relies on several programs expected to be on the user's PATH.
+  # We take a more reproducible approach by patching the absolute path to each of these required
+  # binaries.
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace src/adjustor/core/acpi.py \
+      --replace-fail '"modprobe"' '"${lib.getExe' kmod "modprobe"}"'
+
+    substituteInPlace src/adjustor/fuse/utils.py \
+      --replace-fail 'f"mount' 'f"${lib.getExe' util-linux "mount"}'
+  '';
+
+  build-system = with python3Packages; [
     setuptools
+  ];
+
+  dependencies = with python3Packages; [
     rich
     pyroute2
     fuse
     pygobject3
     dbus-python
+    kmod
   ];
 
   # This package doesn't have upstream tests.