diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/faust-cchardet/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/faust-cchardet/default.nix
index ca2cdc02162e..ad979dbaf6ab 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/faust-cchardet/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/faust-cchardet/default.nix
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 , setuptools
 , wheel
 , pytestCheckHook
+, python
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -29,6 +30,12 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     wheel
   ];
 
+  postFixup = ''
+    # fake cchardet distinfo, so packages that depend on cchardet
+    # accept it as a drop-in replacement
+    ln -s $out/${python.sitePackages}/{faust_,}cchardet-${version}.dist-info
+  '';
+
   pythonImportsCheck = [
     "cchardet"
   ];