diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pylzma/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pylzma/default.nix
index bd0ba29d90d1..6449d2a006b8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pylzma/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pylzma/default.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   lib,
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchPypi,
+  fetchpatch,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -17,6 +18,14 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     sha256 = "074anvhyjgsv2iby2ql1ixfvjgmhnvcwjbdz8gk70xzkzcm1fx5q";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    # https://github.com/fancycode/pylzma/pull/82/
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://github.com/fancycode/pylzma/commit/2fe0a4ed0588fd572931da4be10ad955636afde4.patch";
+      hash = "sha256-sWdMAmOPVTDnxNTjzPlqQYxqnjmRpK+OqwWF6jpXvIw=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "pylzma" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {