diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/spacy/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/spacy/default.nix
index 80524154f67..178be8bd86a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/spacy/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/spacy/default.nix
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   prePatch = ''
     substituteInPlace setup.py \
-      --replace "plac<1.0.0,>=0.9.6" "plac>=0.9.6"
+      --replace "plac<1.0.0,>=0.9.6" "plac>=0.9.6" \
+      --replace "regex==" "regex>=" \
+      --replace "wheel>=0.32.0,<0.33.0" "wheel>=0.32.0"
   '';
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [