diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/miniaudio/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/miniaudio/default.nix
index 80ebef1c23ed..973d4b40822e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/miniaudio/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/miniaudio/default.nix
@@ -10,6 +10,17 @@
 , CoreAudio
 }:
 
+let
+  # TODO: recheck after 1.59
+  miniaudio' = miniaudio.overrideAttrs (oldAttrs: rec {
+    version = "0.11.16"; # cffi breakage with 0.11.17
+    src = fetchFromGitHub {
+      inherit (oldAttrs.src) owner repo;
+      rev = "refs/tags/${version}";
+      hash = "sha256-POe/dYPJ25RKNGIhaLoqxm9JJ08MrTyHVN4NmaGOdwM=";
+    };
+  });
+in
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "miniaudio";
   version = "1.59";
@@ -27,7 +38,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   postPatch = ''
     rm -r miniaudio
-    ln -s ${miniaudio} miniaudio
+    ln -s ${miniaudio'} miniaudio
     substituteInPlace build_ffi_module.py \
       --replace "miniaudio/stb_vorbis.c" "miniaudio/extras/stb_vorbis.c";
     substituteInPlace miniaudio.c \