diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/albucore/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/albucore/default.nix
index f1b98394fb77..8000174085d1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/albucore/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/albucore/default.nix
@@ -22,6 +22,13 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-frVMPW3au/6vPRY89GIt7chCPkUMl13DpPqCPqIjz/o=";
   };
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace setup.py \
+      --replace-fail \
+        'from pkg_resources import DistributionNotFound, get_distribution' \
+        'from importlib.metadata import PackageNotFoundError as DistributionNotFound, distribution as get_distribution'
+  '';
+
   pythonRelaxDeps = [ "opencv-python" ];
 
   build-system = [ setuptools ];