diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/mako/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/mako/default.nix
index 42f3a271b96..6a1f4389b64 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/mako/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/mako/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 { lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, meson, ninja, pkg-config, scdoc
-, systemd, pango, cairo, gdk-pixbuf
+, systemd, pango, cairo, gdk-pixbuf, jq
 , wayland, wayland-protocols
 , wrapGAppsHook }:
 
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "-Dsd-bus-provider=libsystemd"
   ];
 
+  preFixup = ''
+    gappsWrapperArgs+=(
+      --prefix PATH : "${lib.makeBinPath [ systemd /* for busctl */ jq ]}"
+    )
+  '';
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "A lightweight Wayland notification daemon";
     homepage = "https://wayland.emersion.fr/mako/";