diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytest-xdist/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytest-xdist/default.nix
index 39826f6418c5..70fa48173753 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytest-xdist/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytest-xdist/default.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   lib,
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchFromGitHub,
+  fetchpatch,
   setuptools,
   setuptools-scm,
   pytestCheckHook,
@@ -24,6 +25,19 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-2x3znm92wo8DCshf5sYK0stnESg0oVXbxsWRAaTj6oQ=";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    (fetchpatch {
+      name = "pytest9-compat-1.patch";
+      url = "https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-xdist/commit/44f4bea2652e06e7cd5d4a063aa2673b5ef701ee.patch";
+      hash = "sha256-BQfcr5f4S+e8xZP2UQwr65hp+iVzmbXYAzO/7iE9lmw=";
+    })
+    (fetchpatch {
+      name = "pytest9-compat-2.patch";
+      url = "https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-xdist/commit/0c984478f39d7a01aa24c061f2581bdfd071cb6a.patch";
+      hash = "sha256-zxdKy7Z0m5UB4qwmdrolSYeBUTgMe2bQkkeX+M0RRHs=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   build-system = [
     setuptools
     setuptools-scm