diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/mysql-connector/0001-Revert-Fix-MacOS-wheels-platform-tag.patch b/pkgs/development/python-modules/mysql-connector/0001-Revert-Fix-MacOS-wheels-platform-tag.patch
index 4b8e40d6588b..0e942f269f73 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/mysql-connector/0001-Revert-Fix-MacOS-wheels-platform-tag.patch
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/mysql-connector/0001-Revert-Fix-MacOS-wheels-platform-tag.patch
@@ -2,16 +2,16 @@ diff --git a/cpydist/__init__.py b/cpydist/__init__.py
 index 7fdbaf2..3c427da 100644
 --- a/cpydist/__init__.py
 +++ b/cpydist/__init__.py
-@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ import tempfile
+@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ import tempfile
  from glob import glob
  from pathlib import Path
- from subprocess import PIPE, Popen, check_call
+ from subprocess import PIPE, Popen
 -from sysconfig import get_config_vars, get_python_version
 +from sysconfig import get_python_version
 
  from setuptools import Command
  from setuptools.command.build_ext import build_ext
-@@ -68,8 +68,6 @@ version_py = os.path.join("lib", "mysql", "connector", "version.py")
+@@ -67,8 +67,6 @@ version_py = os.path.join("lib", "mysql", "connector", "version.py")
  with open(version_py, "rb") as fp:
      exec(compile(fp.read(), version_py, "exec"))
 
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@ index 7fdbaf2..3c427da 100644
 -    get_config_vars()["MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET"] = "11.0"
 
  COMMON_USER_OPTIONS = [
-     (
\ No newline at end of file
+     (
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/mysql-connector/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/mysql-connector/default.nix
index 42b67a1748fe..87ee1887ed02 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/mysql-connector/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/mysql-connector/default.nix
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-EwdJpiyplck26Tc9SiczxGieJ3GcTGMQva/fDzhzWn4=";
   };
 
+  sourceRoot = "${src.name}/mysql-connector-python";
+
   patches = [
     # mysql-connector overrides MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET to 11.
     # This makes the installation with nixpkgs fail. I suspect, that's