diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/dstat/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/dstat/default.nix
index b12ed2ee6ec..6b3b7fac8f3 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/dstat/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/dstat/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, python }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, python, pythonPackages }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "dstat-0.7.2";
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "1bivnciwlamnl9q6i5ygr7jhs8pp833z2bkbrffvsa60szcqda9l";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [ ];
+  buildInputs = with pythonPackages; [ python-wifi wrapPython ];
+
+  pythonPath = with pythonPackages; [ python-wifi ];
 
   patchPhase = ''
     sed -i -e 's|/usr/bin/env python|${python}/bin/python|' \
@@ -17,11 +19,15 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   makeFlags = "prefix=$(out)";
 
+  postInstall = ''
+    wrapPythonProgramsIn $out/bin "$out $pythonPath"
+  '';
+
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     homepage = http://dag.wieers.com/home-made/dstat/;
     description = "Versatile resource statistics tool";
     license = licenses.gpl2;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ jgeerds ];
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ jgeerds nckx ];
   };
 }