diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyarrow/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyarrow/default.nix
index a330a9392876..399931db4b00 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyarrow/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyarrow/default.nix
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 , pytest-lazy-fixture
 , pkg-config
 , scipy
+, fetchpatch
 , setuptools-scm
 }:
 
@@ -84,6 +85,15 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   __darwinAllowLocalNetworking = true;
 
+  # fix on current master
+  patches = [
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://github.com/apache/arrow/commit/bce43175aa8cfb4534d3efbcc092f697f25f0f5a.patch";
+      hash = "sha256-naOAQjQgSKIoCAGCKr7N4dCkOMtweAdfggGOQKDY3k0=";
+      stripLen = 1;
+    })
+  ];
+
   preBuild = ''
     export PYARROW_PARALLEL=$NIX_BUILD_CORES
   '';