diff --git a/pkgs/tools/compression/zfp/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/zf/zfp/package.nix
similarity index 59%
rename from pkgs/tools/compression/zfp/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/zf/zfp/package.nix
index 8df75d48eb56..01919156fc80 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/compression/zfp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/zf/zfp/package.nix
@@ -1,29 +1,52 @@
-{ cmake, cudatoolkit, fetchFromGitHub, gfortran, lib, llvmPackages, python3Packages, stdenv
-, config
-, enableCfp ? true
-, enableCuda ? config.cudaSupport
-, enableFortran ? builtins.elem stdenv.hostPlatform.system gfortran.meta.platforms
-, enableOpenMP ? true
-, enablePython ? true
-, enableUtilities ? true }:
+{
+  cmake,
+  cudatoolkit,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+  gfortran,
+  lib,
+  llvmPackages,
+  python3Packages,
+  stdenv,
+  config,
+  enableCfp ? true,
+  enableCuda ? config.cudaSupport,
+  enableFortran ? builtins.elem stdenv.hostPlatform.system gfortran.meta.platforms,
+  enableOpenMP ? true,
+  enablePython ? true,
+  enableUtilities ? true,
+}:
 
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "zfp";
   version = "1.0.1";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "LLNL";
     repo = "zfp";
-    rev = version;
-    sha256 = "sha256-iZxA4lIviZQgaeHj6tEQzEFSKocfgpUyf4WvUykb9qk=";
+    rev = finalAttrs.version;
+    hash = "sha256-iZxA4lIviZQgaeHj6tEQzEFSKocfgpUyf4WvUykb9qk=";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    # part of https://github.com/LLNL/zfp/pull/217
+    # Remove distutils
+    ./python312.patch
+  ];
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];
 
-  buildInputs = lib.optional enableCuda cudatoolkit
+  buildInputs =
+    lib.optional enableCuda cudatoolkit
     ++ lib.optional enableFortran gfortran
     ++ lib.optional enableOpenMP llvmPackages.openmp
-    ++ lib.optionals enablePython (with python3Packages; [ cython numpy python ]);
+    ++ lib.optionals enablePython (
+      with python3Packages;
+      [
+        cython
+        numpy
+        python
+      ]
+    );
 
   # compile CUDA code for all extant GPUs so the binary will work with any GPU
   # and driver combination. to be ultimately solved upstream:
@@ -35,8 +58,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     )
   '';
 
-  cmakeFlags = [
-  ] ++ lib.optional enableCfp "-DBUILD_CFP=ON"
+  cmakeFlags =
+    [
+    ]
+    ++ lib.optional enableCfp "-DBUILD_CFP=ON"
     ++ lib.optional enableCuda "-DZFP_WITH_CUDA=ON"
     ++ lib.optional enableFortran "-DBUILD_ZFORP=ON"
     ++ lib.optional enableOpenMP "-DZFP_WITH_OPENMP=ON"
@@ -45,13 +70,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   doCheck = true;
 
-  meta = with lib; {
+  meta = {
     homepage = "https://computing.llnl.gov/projects/zfp";
     description = "Library for random-access compression of floating-point arrays";
-    license = licenses.bsd3;
-    maintainers = [ maintainers.spease ];
+    license = lib.licenses.bsd3;
+    maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.spease ];
     # 64-bit only
-    platforms = platforms.aarch64 ++ platforms.x86_64;
+    platforms = lib.platforms.aarch64 ++ lib.platforms.x86_64;
     mainProgram = "zfp";
   };
-}
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/zf/zfp/python312.patch b/pkgs/by-name/zf/zfp/python312.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..acd5a9127c72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/zf/zfp/python312.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+From 6610107a865ddaf988a29fe0f07ece05949a0c77 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: wxt <3264117476@qq.com>
+Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 18:20:51 +0800
+Subject: [PATCH] a
+
+---
+ python/scikit-build-cmake/FindPythonExtensions.cmake | 6 +++---
+ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/python/scikit-build-cmake/FindPythonExtensions.cmake b/python/scikit-build-cmake/FindPythonExtensions.cmake
+index 59b30c2..d06c9ad 100644
+--- a/python/scikit-build-cmake/FindPythonExtensions.cmake
++++ b/python/scikit-build-cmake/FindPythonExtensions.cmake
+@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ endif()
+ include(targetLinkLibrariesWithDynamicLookup)
+ 
+ set(_command "
+-import distutils.sysconfig
++import sysconfig
+ import itertools
+ import os
+ import os.path
+@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ rel_result = None
+ candidate_lists = []
+ 
+ try:
+-    candidate_lists.append((distutils.sysconfig.get_python_lib(),))
++    candidate_lists.append((sysconfig.get_paths()['purelib'],))
+ except AttributeError: pass
+ 
+ try:
+@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ sys.stdout.write(\";\".join((
+     sys.prefix,
+     result,
+     rel_result,
+-    distutils.sysconfig.get_config_var('EXT_SUFFIX')
++    sysconfig.get_config_var('EXT_SUFFIX')
+ )))
+ ")
+ 
+-- 
+2.46.1
+
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index e62ac36a9367..cd95773e335f 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -13956,8 +13956,6 @@ with pkgs;
 
   zet = callPackage ../tools/text/zet { };
 
-  zfp = callPackage ../tools/compression/zfp { };
-
   zfs-autobackup = callPackage ../tools/backup/zfs-autobackup { };
 
   zfsbackup = callPackage ../tools/backup/zfsbackup { };