diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/nibabel/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/nibabel/default.nix
index b905f1c4a75d..5d81a0b8daf3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/nibabel/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/nibabel/default.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   lib,
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchPypi,
+  fetchpatch2,
   pythonOlder,
   hatchling,
   hatch-vcs,
@@ -32,6 +33,13 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-C9ymUDsceEtEbHRaRUI2fed1bPug1yFDuR+f+3i+Vps=";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    (fetchpatch2 {
+      url = "https://github.com/nipy/nibabel/commit/3f40a3bc0c4bd996734576a15785ad0f769a963a.patch?full_index=1";
+      hash = "sha256-URsxgP6Sd5IIOX20GtAYtWBWOhw+Hiuhgu1oa8o8NXk=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   build-system = [
     hatchling
     hatch-vcs
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/nipy/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/nipy/default.nix
index 107f754dca31..0b9690d62815 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/nipy/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/nipy/default.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   lib,
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchFromGitHub,
+  fetchpatch2,
 
   # build-system
   cython,
@@ -35,6 +36,14 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-KGMGu0/0n1CzN++ri3Ig1AJjeZfkl4KzNgm6jdwXB7o=";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    # https://github.com/nipy/nipy/pull/589
+    (fetchpatch2 {
+      url = "https://github.com/nipy/nipy/pull/589/commits/76f2aae95dede9b8ac025dc32ce94791904f25e4.patch?full_index=1";
+      hash = "sha256-Rnwfx6JKl+nE9wvBGKXFtizjuB4Bl1QDF88CvSZU/RQ=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   postPatch = ''
     patchShebangs nipy/_build_utils/cythoner.py
   '';