diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/ssm-session-manager-plugin/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/ssm-session-manager-plugin/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index ec0783001ace..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/ssm-session-manager-plugin/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-{ lib
-, fetchFromGitHub
-, buildGoPackage
-}:
-
-buildGoPackage rec {
-  pname = "ssm-session-manager-plugin";
-  version = "1.2.650.0";
-
-  goPackagePath = "github.com/aws/session-manager-plugin";
-
-  src = fetchFromGitHub {
-    owner = "aws";
-    repo = "session-manager-plugin";
-    rev = version;
-    hash = "sha256-IcDVt/iE/EYV9Blvl7Gj0UFJcdsUCFdaSQkIto0CKRI=";
-  };
-
-  postPatch = ''
-    mv vendor{,-old}
-    mv vendor-old/src vendor
-    rm -r vendor-old
-  '';
-
-  preBuild = ''
-    pushd go/src/${lib.escapeShellArg goPackagePath}
-    echo -n ${lib.escapeShellArg version} > VERSION
-    go run src/version/versiongenerator/version-gen.go
-    popd
-  '';
-
-  doCheck = true;
-  checkFlags = [ "-skip=TestSetSessionHandlers" ];
-
-  preCheck = ''
-    if ! [[ $(go/bin/sessionmanagerplugin-main --version) = ${lib.escapeShellArg version} ]]; then
-      echo 'wrong version'
-      exit 1
-    fi
-  '';
-
-  installPhase = ''
-    runHook preInstall
-    install -Dm555 go/bin/sessionmanagerplugin-main "$out/bin/session-manager-plugin"
-    runHook postInstall
-  '';
-
-  meta = with lib; {
-    homepage = "https://docs.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/latest/userguide/session-manager-working-with-install-plugin.html";
-    description = "Amazon SSM Session Manager Plugin";
-    mainProgram = "session-manager-plugin";
-    license = licenses.asl20;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ amarshall mbaillie ];
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ss/ssm-session-manager-plugin/0001-module-support.patch b/pkgs/by-name/ss/ssm-session-manager-plugin/0001-module-support.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c12bf9d857d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ss/ssm-session-manager-plugin/0001-module-support.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+From e246c4f87c1af78be5f5a76f79bd66c27d63918f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Paul Meyer <49727155+katexochen@users.noreply.github.com>
+Date: Wed, 3 Jul 2024 21:38:15 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] module support
+
+Signed-off-by: Paul Meyer <49727155+katexochen@users.noreply.github.com>
+---
+ go.mod | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+ go.sum | 42 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+ 2 files changed, 68 insertions(+)
+ create mode 100644 go.mod
+ create mode 100644 go.sum
+
+diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
+new file mode 100644
+index 00000000..51c79d4c
+--- /dev/null
++++ b/go.mod
+@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
++module github.com/aws/session-manager-plugin
++
++go 1.22.3
++
++require (
++	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.54.14
++	github.com/cihub/seelog v0.0.0-20170130134532-f561c5e57575
++	github.com/eiannone/keyboard v0.0.0-20220611211555-0d226195f203
++	github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.7.0
++	github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.5.3
++	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.9.0
++	github.com/twinj/uuid v0.0.0-20151029044442-89173bcdda19
++	github.com/xtaci/smux v1.5.24
++	golang.org/x/crypto v0.24.0
++	golang.org/x/sync v0.7.0
++	golang.org/x/sys v0.21.0
++)
++
++require (
++	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
++	github.com/jmespath/go-jmespath v0.4.0 // indirect
++	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
++	github.com/stretchr/objx v0.5.2 // indirect
++	golang.org/x/term v0.21.0 // indirect
++	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
++)
+diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
+new file mode 100644
+index 00000000..ca623749
+--- /dev/null
++++ b/go.sum
+@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
++github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.54.14 h1:llJ60MzLzovyDE/rEDbUjS1cICh7krk1PwQwNlKRoeQ=
++github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.54.14/go.mod h1:eRwEWoyTWFMVYVQzKMNHWP5/RV4xIUGMQfXQHfHkpNU=
++github.com/cihub/seelog v0.0.0-20170130134532-f561c5e57575 h1:kHaBemcxl8o/pQ5VM1c8PVE1PubbNx3mjUr09OqWGCs=
++github.com/cihub/seelog v0.0.0-20170130134532-f561c5e57575/go.mod h1:9d6lWj8KzO/fd/NrVaLscBKmPigpZpn5YawRPw+e3Yo=
++github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
++github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
++github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
++github.com/eiannone/keyboard v0.0.0-20220611211555-0d226195f203 h1:XBBHcIb256gUJtLmY22n99HaZTz+r2Z51xUPi01m3wg=
++github.com/eiannone/keyboard v0.0.0-20220611211555-0d226195f203/go.mod h1:E1jcSv8FaEny+OP/5k9UxZVw9YFWGj7eI4KR/iOBqCg=
++github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.7.0 h1:8JEhPFa5W2WU7YfeZzPNqzMP6Lwt7L2715Ggo0nosvA=
++github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.7.0/go.mod h1:40Bi/Hjc2AVfZrqy+aj+yEI+/bRxZnMJyTJwOpGvigM=
++github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.5.3 h1:saDtZ6Pbx/0u+bgYQ3q96pZgCzfhKXGPqt7kZ72aNNg=
++github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.5.3/go.mod h1:YR8l580nyteQvAITg2hZ9XVh4b55+EU/adAjf1fMHhE=
++github.com/jmespath/go-jmespath v0.4.0 h1:BEgLn5cpjn8UN1mAw4NjwDrS35OdebyEtFe+9YPoQUg=
++github.com/jmespath/go-jmespath v0.4.0/go.mod h1:T8mJZnbsbmF+m6zOOFylbeCJqk5+pHWvzYPziyZiYoo=
++github.com/jmespath/go-jmespath/internal/testify v1.5.1 h1:shLQSRRSCCPj3f2gpwzGwWFoC7ycTf1rcQZHOlsJ6N8=
++github.com/jmespath/go-jmespath/internal/testify v1.5.1/go.mod h1:L3OGu8Wl2/fWfCI6z80xFu9LTZmf1ZRjMHUOPmWr69U=
++github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZbAQM=
++github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
++github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.0/go.mod h1:HFkY916IF+rwdDfMAkV7OtwuqBVzrE8GR6GFx+wExME=
++github.com/stretchr/objx v0.5.2 h1:xuMeJ0Sdp5ZMRXx/aWO6RZxdr3beISkG5/G/aIRr3pY=
++github.com/stretchr/objx v0.5.2/go.mod h1:FRsXN1f5AsAjCGJKqEizvkpNtU+EGNCLh3NxZ/8L+MA=
++github.com/stretchr/testify v1.9.0 h1:HtqpIVDClZ4nwg75+f6Lvsy/wHu+3BoSGCbBAcpTsTg=
++github.com/stretchr/testify v1.9.0/go.mod h1:r2ic/lqez/lEtzL7wO/rwa5dbSLXVDPFyf8C91i36aY=
++github.com/twinj/uuid v0.0.0-20151029044442-89173bcdda19 h1:HlxV0XiEKMMyjS3gGtJmmFZsxQ22GsLvA7F980il+1w=
++github.com/twinj/uuid v0.0.0-20151029044442-89173bcdda19/go.mod h1:mMgcE1RHFUFqe5AfiwlINXisXfDGro23fWdPUfOMjRY=
++github.com/xtaci/smux v1.5.24 h1:77emW9dtnOxxOQ5ltR+8BbsX1kzcOxQ5gB+aaV9hXOY=
++github.com/xtaci/smux v1.5.24/go.mod h1:OMlQbT5vcgl2gb49mFkYo6SMf+zP3rcjcwQz7ZU7IGY=
++golang.org/x/crypto v0.24.0 h1:mnl8DM0o513X8fdIkmyFE/5hTYxbwYOjDS/+rK6qpRI=
++golang.org/x/crypto v0.24.0/go.mod h1:Z1PMYSOR5nyMcyAVAIQSKCDwalqy85Aqn1x3Ws4L5DM=
++golang.org/x/sync v0.7.0 h1:YsImfSBoP9QPYL0xyKJPq0gcaJdG3rInoqxTWbfQu9M=
++golang.org/x/sync v0.7.0/go.mod h1:Czt+wKu1gCyEFDUtn0jG5QVvpJ6rzVqr5aXyt9drQfk=
++golang.org/x/sys v0.21.0 h1:rF+pYz3DAGSQAxAu1CbC7catZg4ebC4UIeIhKxBZvws=
++golang.org/x/sys v0.21.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
++golang.org/x/term v0.21.0 h1:WVXCp+/EBEHOj53Rvu+7KiT/iElMrO8ACK16SMZ3jaA=
++golang.org/x/term v0.21.0/go.mod h1:ooXLefLobQVslOqselCNF4SxFAaoS6KujMbsGzSDmX0=
++gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405 h1:yhCVgyC4o1eVCa2tZl7eS0r+SDo693bJlVdllGtEeKM=
++gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
++gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.2.8 h1:obN1ZagJSUGI0Ek/LBmuj4SNLPfIny3KsKFopxRdj10=
++gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.2.8/go.mod h1:hI93XBmqTisBFMUTm0b8Fm+jr3Dg1NNxqwp+5A1VGuI=
++gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=
++gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
+-- 
+2.45.1
+
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ss/ssm-session-manager-plugin/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ss/ssm-session-manager-plugin/package.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a3be74879368
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ss/ssm-session-manager-plugin/package.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+{ lib
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, buildGoModule
+, fetchpatch
+}:
+buildGoModule rec {
+  pname = "ssm-session-manager-plugin";
+  version = "1.2.650.0";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "aws";
+    repo = "session-manager-plugin";
+    rev = version;
+    hash = "sha256-IcDVt/iE/EYV9Blvl7Gj0UFJcdsUCFdaSQkIto0CKRI=";
+  };
+
+  patches = [
+    # Add support for Go modules.
+    #
+    # This patch doesn't belong to any upstream PR, it is specially crafted for
+    # nixpkgs. Deleting the vendor dir is left out from the patch and done in
+    # postPatch instead, as otherwise the patch would be to big and GitHub returns
+    # an error.
+    #
+    # With https://github.com/aws/session-manager-plugin/pull/74 there is an
+    # upstream PR with the same goal. It isn't pulled here as patch for the same
+    # reason.
+    #
+    # Notice that the dependencies are pinned with the patch, and upstream dependency
+    # updates won't take effect. Patch should be recreated from time to time.
+    # - `rm -rf vendor`
+    # - `go mod init github.com/aws/session-manager-plugin`
+    # - `go mod tidy`
+    # - `go get github.com/twinj/uuid@v0.0.0-20151029044442-89173bcdda19`
+    # - `go mod tidy`
+    # - `git checkout HEAD vendor`
+    ./0001-module-support.patch
+  ];
+
+  postPatch = ''
+    rm -rf vendor
+  '';
+
+  vendorHash = "sha256-wK+aWRC5yrPtdihXAj6RlYC9ZTTPuGUg9wLY33skzeE=";
+
+  subPackages = [ "src/sessionmanagerplugin-main" ];
+
+  preBuild = ''
+    echo -n ${lib.escapeShellArg version} > VERSION
+    go run src/version/versiongenerator/version-gen.go
+  '';
+
+  doCheck = true;
+  checkFlags = [ "-skip=TestSetSessionHandlers" ];
+
+  preCheck = ''
+    if ! [[ $($GOPATH/bin/sessionmanagerplugin-main --version) = ${lib.escapeShellArg version} ]]; then
+      echo 'wrong version'
+      exit 1
+    fi
+  '';
+
+  meta = {
+    homepage = "https://docs.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/latest/userguide/session-manager-working-with-install-plugin.html";
+    description = "Amazon SSM Session Manager Plugin";
+    mainProgram = "session-manager-plugin";
+    license = lib.licenses.asl20;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ amarshall mbaillie ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 2a079b2f4aee..a2a18fff0194 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -17382,8 +17382,6 @@ with pkgs;
     inherit (darwin) libobjc;
   };
 
-  ssm-session-manager-plugin = callPackage ../applications/networking/cluster/ssm-session-manager-plugin { };
-
   starlark-rust = callPackage ../development/interpreters/starlark-rust { };
 
   supercollider = libsForQt5.callPackage ../development/interpreters/supercollider {