diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/cpython/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/cpython/default.nix
index 4027cc03da1b..c5bb4b556432 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/cpython/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/cpython/default.nix
@@ -434,6 +434,8 @@ in with passthru; stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   '' + optionalString (stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin && x11Support && pythonAtLeast "3.11") ''
     export TCLTK_LIBS="-L${tcl}/lib -L${tk}/lib -l${tcl.libPrefix} -l${tk.libPrefix}"
     export TCLTK_CFLAGS="-I${tcl}/include -I${tk}/include"
+  '' + optionalString stdenv.hostPlatform.isWindows ''
+    export NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE+=" -Wno-error=incompatible-pointer-types"
   '' + optionalString stdenv.hostPlatform.isMusl ''
     export NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE+=" -DTHREAD_STACK_SIZE=0x100000"
   '' +
@@ -665,5 +667,7 @@ in with passthru; stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     platforms = platforms.linux ++ platforms.darwin ++ platforms.windows ++ platforms.freebsd;
     mainProgram = executable;
     maintainers = lib.teams.python.members;
+    # mingw patches only apply to Python 3.11 currently
+    broken = (lib.versions.minor version) != "11" && stdenv.hostPlatform.isWindows;
   };
 })