diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/cvxpy/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/cvxpy/default.nix
index 5820914737ca..3d15d8d7776c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/cvxpy/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/cvxpy/default.nix
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 , scipy
 , scs
 , setuptools
+, wheel
 , useOpenmp ? (!stdenv.isDarwin)
 }:
 
@@ -26,6 +27,16 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-C2heUEDxmfPXA/MPXSLR+GVZdiNFUVPR3ddwJFrvCXU=";
   };
 
+  # we need to patch out numpy version caps from upstream
+  postPatch = ''
+    sed -i 's/\(numpy>=[0-9.]*\),<[0-9.]*;/\1;/g' pyproject.toml
+  '';
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    setuptools
+    wheel
+  ];
+
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     cvxopt
     ecos