diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/macfsevents/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/macfsevents/default.nix
index 77e82746e77d..e240f96929d1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/macfsevents/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/macfsevents/default.nix
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-v3KD8dUXdkzNyBlbIWMdu6wcUGuSC/mo6ilWsxJ2Ucs=";
   };
 
+  patches = [ ./fix-packaging.patch ];
+
   buildInputs = [
     CoreFoundation
     CoreServices
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/macfsevents/fix-packaging.patch b/pkgs/development/python-modules/macfsevents/fix-packaging.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..21569c63ade5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/macfsevents/fix-packaging.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
+index d7f9bb0..7707e38 100644
+--- a/setup.py
++++ b/setup.py
+@@ -21,11 +21,6 @@ def read(fname):
+       description = "Thread-based interface to file system observation primitives.",
+       long_description = "\n\n".join((read('README.rst'), read('CHANGES.rst'))),
+       license = "BSD",
+-      data_files = [("", [
+-          "compat.h",
+-          "LICENSE.txt",
+-          "CHANGES.rst"
+-      ])],
+       author = "Malthe Borch",
+       author_email = "mborch@gmail.com",
+       url = 'https://github.com/malthe/macfsevents',