diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pygame-ce/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pygame-ce/default.nix
index 134aec2cb952..470ece383353 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pygame-ce/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pygame-ce/default.nix
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
       # cython was pinned to fix windows build hangs (pygame-community/pygame-ce/pull/3015)
       substituteInPlace pyproject.toml \
         --replace-fail '"meson<=1.5.1",' '"meson",' \
+        --replace-fail '"meson-python<=0.16.0",' '"meson-python",' \
         --replace-fail '"ninja<=1.11.1.1",' "" \
         --replace-fail '"cython<=3.0.11",' '"cython",' \
         --replace-fail '"sphinx<=7.2.6",' ""