diff --git a/pkgs/development/python2-modules/pycairo/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python2-modules/pycairo/default.nix
index f90031e048fb..97fe85a99907 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python2-modules/pycairo/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python2-modules/pycairo/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 { lib
 , fetchFromGitHub
+, fetchpatch
 , meson
 , ninja
 , buildPythonPackage
@@ -22,6 +23,13 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     sha256 = "142145a2whvlk92jijrbf3i2bqrzmspwpysj0bfypw0krzi0aa6j";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://github.com/pygobject/pycairo/commit/678edd94d8a6dfb5d51f9c3549e6ee8c90a73744.patch";
+      sha256 = "sha256-HmP69tUGYxZvJ/M9FJHwHTCjb9Kf4aWRyMT4wSymrT0=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     meson
     ninja