diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/cffi/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/cffi/default.nix
index 66b315f14ab0..52b9ab08fc4d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/cffi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/cffi/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 { lib, stdenv, buildPythonPackage, isPyPy, fetchPypi, pytestCheckHook,
-  libffi, pkg-config, pycparser
+  libffi, pkg-config, pycparser, python, fetchpatch
 }:
 
 if isPyPy then null else buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -17,6 +17,17 @@ if isPyPy then null else buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ pycparser ];
 
+  patches =
+    # Fix test that failed because python seems to have changed the exception format in the
+    # final release. This patch should be included in the next version and can be removed when
+    # it is released.
+    lib.optionals (python.pythonVersion == "3.11") [
+      (fetchpatch {
+        url = "https://foss.heptapod.net/pypy/cffi/-/commit/8a3c2c816d789639b49d3ae867213393ed7abdff.diff";
+        sha256 = "sha256-3wpZeBqN4D8IP+47QDGK7qh/9Z0Ag4lAe+H0R5xCb1E=";
+      })
+    ];
+
   postPatch = lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
     # Remove setup.py impurities
     substituteInPlace setup.py \