diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/sockjs/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/sockjs/default.nix
index ceadfea7d037..b12dae9a2879 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/sockjs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/sockjs/default.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   lib,
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchPypi,
+  fetchpatch,
   aiohttp,
   setuptools,
 }:
@@ -16,6 +17,15 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-V+lZoj8gqNVRSdHl2ws7hwcm8rStgWbUG9z0EbNs33Y=";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    # https://github.com/aio-libs/sockjs/pull/453
+    (fetchpatch {
+      name = "replace-async-timeout-with-asyncio.timeout.patch";
+      url = "https://github.com/aio-libs/sockjs/commit/322cec1ddc4ba35d6409565fa170eb03dbaa405b.patch";
+      hash = "sha256-DV+OFiFV/A7ts24xz7pbTYXVvy/NA5kzwayj0m9Kt3I=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   build-system = [ setuptools ];
 
   dependencies = [ aiohttp ];