diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyairnow/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyairnow/default.nix
index f425eaeaa17c..c4a549847a26 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyairnow/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyairnow/default.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 , aioresponses
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchFromGitHub
+, fetchpatch
 , pytest-aiohttp
 , poetry-core
 , pytest-asyncio
@@ -22,6 +23,16 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-aab+3xrEiCjysa+DzXWelQwz8V2tr74y8v0NpDZiuTk=";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    (fetchpatch {
+      # remove setuptools, wheel from build-system requirements
+      # https://github.com/asymworks/pyairnow/pull/7
+      name = "pyairnow-build-system.patch";
+      url = "https://github.com/asymworks/pyairnow/commit/e3cc892ffce855d8213264248b6b4ed78ee791bd.patch";
+      hash = "sha256-L0MV2okkf6Nf1S4zS7lb4lt5eSfTF10yDJLzpyDrSl8=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [ poetry-core ];
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ aiohttp ];