diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 09f93953a8c5..e1d658a0b5ba 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -10547,7 +10547,7 @@ in modules // {
     };
 
     buildInputs = with self; [ nose mock ];
-    propagatedBuildInputs = with self; [ pyflakes pep8 mccabe ];
+    propagatedBuildInputs = with self; [ pyflakes pep8 mccabe_0_4 ];
 
     meta = {
       description = "Code checking using pep8 and pyflakes";
@@ -13498,6 +13498,24 @@ in modules // {
     };
   });
 
+  mccabe_0_4 = buildPythonPackage (rec {
+    name = "mccabe-0.4.0";
+
+    src = pkgs.fetchurl {
+      url = "mirror://pypi/m/mccabe/${name}.tar.gz";
+      sha256 = "0yr08a36h8lqlif10l4xcikbbig7q8f41gqywir7rrvnv3mi4aws";
+    };
+
+    buildInputs = with self; [ pytestrunner pytest ];
+
+    meta = {
+      description = "McCabe checker, plugin for flake8";
+      homepage = "https://github.com/flintwork/mccabe";
+      license = licenses.mit;
+      maintainers = with maintainers; [ garbas ];
+    };
+  });
+
 
   mechanize = buildPythonPackage (rec {
     name = "mechanize-0.2.5";