diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/btrfsutil/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/btrfsutil/default.nix
index 8638ea25a6e8..e5dcabfecb2d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/btrfsutil/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/btrfsutil/default.nix
@@ -2,15 +2,36 @@
   lib,
   buildPythonPackage,
   btrfs-progs,
+  autoreconfHook,
+  pkg-config,
+  e2fsprogs,
+  libuuid,
+  zlib,
 }:
 buildPythonPackage {
   pname = "btrfsutil";
   inherit (btrfs-progs) version src;
   format = "setuptools";
 
-  buildInputs = [ btrfs-progs ];
+  buildInputs = [
+    btrfs-progs
+    e2fsprogs
+    libuuid
+    zlib
+  ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    autoreconfHook
+    pkg-config
+  ];
 
-  preConfigure = ''
+  configureFlags = [
+    "--disable-documentation"
+    "--disable-zstd"
+    "--disable-lzo"
+    "--disable-libudev"
+  ];
+
+  preBuild = ''
     cd libbtrfsutil/python
   '';