diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/sparse/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/sparse/default.nix
index 9904e594e0b6..9b02a1c222f4 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/sparse/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/sparse/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 { lib
 , buildPythonPackage
 , dask
+, fetchpatch
 , fetchPypi
 , numba
 , numpy
@@ -21,6 +22,15 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-X1gno39s1vZzClQfmUyVxgo64jKeAfS6Ic7VM5rqAJg=";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    # https://github.com/pydata/sparse/issues/594
+    (fetchpatch {
+      name = "fix-test.patch";
+      url = "https://github.com/pydata/sparse/commit/a55651d630efaea6fd2758d083c6d02333b0eebe.patch";
+      hash = "sha256-Vrx7MDlKtA8fOuFZenEkvgA70Hzm+p/4SPZuCvwtLuo=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     numba
     numpy