diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/cpython/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/cpython/default.nix
index d0cb05268d43..473d96d3ce6b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/cpython/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/cpython/default.nix
@@ -629,6 +629,11 @@ in with passthru; stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
         })
       ];
 
+      postPatch = lib.optionalString (pythonAtLeast "3.9" && pythonOlder "3.11") ''
+        substituteInPlace Doc/tools/extensions/pyspecific.py \
+          --replace-fail "from sphinx.util import status_iterator" "from sphinx.util.display import status_iterator"
+      '';
+
       dontConfigure = true;
 
       dontBuild = true;