diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/bpython/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/bpython/default.nix
index d71befaa6011..13e98aea9132 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/bpython/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/bpython/default.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   lib,
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchFromGitHub,
+  fetchpatch,
   curtsies,
   cwcwidth,
   greenlet,
@@ -29,6 +30,14 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-NmWM0fdzS9n5FSnNJOCdS1JE5ZHrmJXqCuHa54rT8GU=";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    # This should be removed in the next release.
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://github.com/bpython/bpython/commit/870e81cb5a6860f1ba15744c81b97f71467eedf9.patch";
+      hash = "sha256-z55EkLT51ulz/V3XgjP1cbQza9ztb5YHu1UlXlbaWTQ=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   postPatch = ''
     substituteInPlace setup.py \
       --replace-fail 'version = "unknown"' 'version = "${version}"'