diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/accelerate/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/accelerate/default.nix
index ed2243b96273..238c8c8045ff 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/accelerate/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/accelerate/default.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   lib,
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchFromGitHub,
+  fetchpatch,
   pythonAtLeast,
 
   # buildInputs
@@ -43,6 +44,14 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-J4eDm/PcyKK3256l6CAWUj4AWTB6neTKgxbBmul0BPE=";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    # Fix tests on darwin: https://github.com/huggingface/accelerate/pull/3464
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://github.com/huggingface/accelerate/commit/8b31a2fe2c6d0246fff9885fb1f8456fb560abc7.patch";
+      hash = "sha256-Ek9Ou4Y/H1jt3qanf2g3HowBoTsN/bn4yV9O3ogcXMo=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   buildInputs = [ llvmPackages.openmp ];
 
   build-system = [ setuptools ];