diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/devpi-common/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/devpi-common/default.nix
index e83e9d88d724..218db0fe558d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/devpi-common/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/devpi-common/default.nix
@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@
   lib,
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchPypi,
-  pythonOlder,
-  setuptools,
-  setuptools-changelog-shortener,
-  requests,
-  tomli,
-  pytestCheckHook,
   lazy,
+  packaging-legacy,
+  pytestCheckHook,
+  pythonOlder,
+  requests,
+  setuptools-changelog-shortener,
+  setuptools,
+  tomli,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -24,14 +25,15 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-I1oKmkXJblTGC6a6L3fYVs+Q8aacG+6UmIfp7cA6Qcw=";
   };
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [
+  build-system = [
     setuptools
     setuptools-changelog-shortener
   ];
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [
-    requests
+  dependencies = [
     lazy
+    packaging-legacy
+    requests
     tomli
   ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/packaging-legacy/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/packaging-legacy/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1f6b2f314c00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/packaging-legacy/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  buildPythonPackage,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+  packaging,
+  pretend,
+  pytestCheckHook,
+  pythonOlder,
+  setuptools,
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "packaging-legacy";
+  version = "23.0.post0";
+  pyproject = true;
+
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.10";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "di";
+    repo = "packaging_legacy";
+    rev = "refs/tags/${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-2TnJjxasC8+c+qHY60e6Jyqhf1nQJfj/tmIA/LvUsT8=";
+  };
+
+  build-system = [ setuptools ];
+
+  dependencies = [ packaging ];
+
+  nativeCheckInputs = [
+    pretend
+    pytestCheckHook
+  ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "packaging_legacy" ];
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Module to support for legacy Python Packaging functionality";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/di/packaging_legacy";
+    license = lib.licenses.bsd2;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ fab ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 195d2e1d9b86..792c1de8f33a 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -9461,6 +9461,8 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   packaging = callPackage ../development/python-modules/packaging { };
 
+  packaging-legacy = callPackage ../development/python-modules/packaging-legacy { };
+
   packbits = callPackage ../development/python-modules/packbits { };
 
   packet-python = callPackage ../development/python-modules/packet-python { };