diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/sqlite-utils/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/sqlite-utils/default.nix
index ec18a1ee76d0..ee1181e9c93c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/sqlite-utils/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/sqlite-utils/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 { lib
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchPypi
+, fetchpatch
 , pythonOlder
 , click
 , click-default-group
@@ -21,6 +22,15 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     sha256 = "509099fce5f25faada6e76b6fb90e8ef5ba0f1715177933a816718be0c8e7244";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    # https://github.com/simonw/sqlite-utils/pull/347
+    (fetchpatch {
+      name = "sqlite-utils-better-test_rebuild_fts.patch";
+      url = "https://github.com/simonw/sqlite-utils/pull/347/commits/1a7ef2fe2064ace01d5535fb771f941296fb642a.diff";
+      sha256 = "sha256-WKCQGMqr8WYjG7cmAH5pYBhgikowbt3r6hObwtMDDUY=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   postPatch = ''
     substituteInPlace setup.py \
       --replace '"pytest-runner"' ""