diff --git a/pkgs/tools/system/auto-cpufreq/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/system/auto-cpufreq/default.nix
index 139cc295b87e..427fe12267ec 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/system/auto-cpufreq/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/system/auto-cpufreq/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, python3Packages, fetchFromGitHub }:
+{ lib, python3Packages, fetchFromGitHub, substituteAll }:
 
 python3Packages.buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "auto-cpufreq";
@@ -16,8 +16,16 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonPackage rec {
   doCheck = false;
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "auto_cpufreq" ];
 
-  # patch to prevent script copying and to disable install
-  patches = [ ./prevent-install-and-copy.patch ];
+  patches = [
+    # hardcodes version output
+    (substituteAll {
+      src = ./fix-version-output.patch;
+      inherit version;
+    })
+
+    # patch to prevent script copying and to disable install
+    ./prevent-install-and-copy.patch
+  ];
 
   postInstall = ''
     # copy script manually
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/system/auto-cpufreq/fix-version-output.patch b/pkgs/tools/system/auto-cpufreq/fix-version-output.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..69293a4c3dc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/system/auto-cpufreq/fix-version-output.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+--- a/auto_cpufreq/core.py
++++ b/auto_cpufreq/core.py
+@@ -68,32 +68,8 @@ dist_name = distro.id()
+ 
+ # display running version of auto-cpufreq
+ def app_version():
+-
+-    print("auto-cpufreq version:")
+-
+-    # snap package
+-    if os.getenv("PKG_MARKER") == "SNAP":
+-        print(getoutput("echo Snap: $SNAP_VERSION"))
+-    # aur package
+-    elif dist_name in ["arch", "manjaro", "garuda"]:
+-        aur_pkg_check = call("pacman -Qs auto-cpufreq > /dev/null", shell=True)
+-        if aur_pkg_check == 1:
+-            print(
+-                "Git commit:",
+-                check_output(["git", "describe", "--always"]).strip().decode(),
+-            )
+-        else:
+-            print(getoutput("pacman -Qi auto-cpufreq | grep Version"))
+-    else:
+-        # source code (auto-cpufreq-installer)
+-        try:
+-            print(
+-                "Git commit:",
+-                check_output(["git", "describe", "--always"]).strip().decode(),
+-            )
+-        except Exception as e:
+-            print(repr(e))
+-            pass
++    print("auto-cpufreq version: @version@")
++    print("Git commit: v@version@")
+ 
+ 
+ def app_res_use():