diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytest-freezegun/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytest-freezegun/default.nix
index 3ba67867a1aa..56752fe48220 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytest-freezegun/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytest-freezegun/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 { lib
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchFromGitHub
+, fetchpatch
 , freezegun
 , pytest
 , pytestCheckHook
@@ -17,6 +18,15 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     sha256 = "10c4pbh03b4s1q8cjd75lr0fvyf9id0zmdk29566qqsmaz28npas";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    (fetchpatch {
+      # https://github.com/ktosiek/pytest-freezegun/pull/38
+      name = "pytest-freezegun-drop-distutils.patch";
+      url = "https://github.com/ktosiek/pytest-freezegun/commit/03d7107a877e8f07617f931a379f567d89060085.patch";
+      hash = "sha256-/7GTQdidVbE2LT5hwxjEc2dr+aWr6TX1131U4KMQhns=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   buildInputs = [ pytest ];
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [