diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/linode-api4/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/linode-api4/default.nix
index 153d1d207cf8..602a16888bdf 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/linode-api4/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/linode-api4/default.nix
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   mock,
   nix-update-script,
   polling,
+  pyprojectVersionPatchHook,
   pytestCheckHook,
   requests,
   setuptools,
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ buildPythonPackage (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "linode-api4";
   version = "5.45.0";
   pyproject = true;
+
   __structuredAttrs = true;
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
@@ -27,6 +29,8 @@ buildPythonPackage (finalAttrs: {
 
   build-system = [ setuptools ];
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ pyprojectVersionPatchHook ];
+
   dependencies = [
     deprecated
     polling