diff --git a/pkgs/tools/system/netdata/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/system/netdata/default.nix
index cb22022dc43..ec30c1d070c 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/system/netdata/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/system/netdata/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, autoreconfHook, pkgconfig, zlib, libuuid, libossp_uuid, CoreFoundation, IOKit }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, autoreconfHook, pkgconfig, zlib, libuuid, libossp_uuid, CoreFoundation, IOKit, lm_sensors }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec{
   version = "1.11.1";
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec{
       $out/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/apps.plugin.org
   '';
 
+  preConfigure = ''
+    substituteInPlace collectors/python.d.plugin/python_modules/third_party/lm_sensors.py \
+      --replace 'ctypes.util.find_library("sensors")' '"${lm_sensors.out}/lib/libsensors${stdenv.hostPlatform.extensions.sharedLibrary}"'
+  '';
+
   configureFlags = [
     "--localstatedir=/var"
     "--sysconfdir=/etc"