diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/dateparser/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/dateparser/default.nix
index 2e5112558b6d..d521681f4b8f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/dateparser/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/dateparser/default.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   buildPythonPackage,
   pythonOlder,
   fetchFromGitHub,
+  fetchpatch,
   setuptools,
   python-dateutil,
   pytz,
@@ -35,6 +36,14 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-cUbY6c0JFzs1oZJOTnMXz3uCah2f50g8/3uWQXtwiGY=";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    (fetchpatch {
+      # https://github.com/scrapinghub/dateparser/pull/1294
+      url = "https://github.com/scrapinghub/dateparser/commit/6b23348b9367d43bebc9a40b00dda3363eb2acd5.patch";
+      hash = "sha256-LriRbGdYxF51Nwrm7Dp4kivyMikzmhytNQo0txMGsVI=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [ setuptools ];
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [