diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/thriftpy2/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/thriftpy2/default.nix
index 03ac0195c2d3..d3ebd886d6bf 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/thriftpy2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/thriftpy2/default.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   buildPythonPackage,
   cython,
   fetchFromGitHub,
+  fetchpatch,
   ply,
   pythonOlder,
   six,
@@ -24,6 +25,12 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-idUKqpyRj8lq9Aq6vEEeYEawzRPOdNsySnkgfhwPtMc=";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://github.com/Thriftpy/thriftpy2/commit/0127d259eb4b96acb060cd158ca709f0597b148c.patch";
+      sha256 = "sha256-UBcbd8NTkPyko1s9jTjKlQ7HprwtyOZS0m66u1CPH3A=";
+    })
+  ];
   build-system = [ setuptools ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cython ];