diff --git a/gnu/packages/gnome.scm b/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
index a48cbb58f3..57519a284b 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
@@ -8318,19 +8318,12 @@ (define-public network-manager
                         #$output "/lib/udev")
          (string-append "-Ddbus_conf_dir="
                         #$output "/etc/dbus-1/system.d")
-
+         (string-append "-Dmodprobe=" (search-input-file %build-inputs
+                                                         "bin/modprobe"))
          (string-append "-Ddhclient=" (search-input-file %build-inputs
                                                          "sbin/dhclient")))
       #:phases
       #~(modify-phases %standard-phases
-          (add-after 'unpack 'patch-modprobe-path
-            (lambda* (#:key inputs #:allow-other-keys)
-              (substitute* "src/libnm-platform/nm-platform-utils.c"
-                ;; The modprobe command location is not configurable (see:
-                ;; https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/
-                ;; NetworkManager/-/issues/1257).
-                (("/sbin/modprobe")
-                 (search-input-file inputs "bin/modprobe")))))
           (add-after 'unpack 'patch-dlopen-call-to-libjansson.so
             (lambda* (#:key inputs #:allow-other-keys)
               (substitute* "src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-json-aux.c"