From https://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/pull/39

diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 9aa25bd5..c7c0437b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -188,3 +203,12 @@
+
+AC_ARG_WITH(
+	[modprobe-helper],
+	[AS_HELP_STRING([--with-modprobe-helper=BIN],[use the specified binary as modprobe helper @<:@default=/sbin/modprobe@:>@])],
+	[modprobe_helper="$withval"],
+	[modprobe_helper="/sbin/modprobe"]
+)
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([MODPROBE_HELPER], ["$modprobe_helper"], [Binary used as modprobe helper.])
+
 # pthread_rwlock_t requires _GNU_SOURCE
 AC_GNU_SOURCE
 
diff --git a/src/lowntfs-3g.c b/src/lowntfs-3g.c
index 9330500c..dd18a93f 100644
--- a/src/lowntfs-3g.c
+++ b/src/lowntfs-3g.c
@@ -4463,7 +4463,7 @@ static fuse_fstype load_fuse_module(void)
 	int i;
 	struct stat st;
 	pid_t pid;
-	const char *cmd = "/sbin/modprobe";
+	const char *cmd = MODPROBE_HELPER;
 	char *env = (char*)NULL;
 	struct timespec req = { 0, 100000000 };   /* 100 msec */
 	fuse_fstype fstype;
diff --git a/src/ntfs-3g.c b/src/ntfs-3g.c
index d8227e71..f5d77252 100644
--- a/src/ntfs-3g.c
+++ b/src/ntfs-3g.c
@@ -4171,7 +4171,7 @@ static fuse_fstype load_fuse_module(void)
 	int i;
 	struct stat st;
 	pid_t pid;
-	const char *cmd = "/sbin/modprobe";
+	const char *cmd = MODPROBE_HELPER;
 	char *env = (char*)NULL;
 	struct timespec req = { 0, 100000000 };   /* 100 msec */
 	fuse_fstype fstype;