diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/wptserve/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/wptserve/default.nix
index 7258ec30f9f..e2ad1254aa3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/wptserve/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/wptserve/default.nix
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     sha256 = "9d0c6adc279748abea81ac12b7a2cac97ebbdd87826dc11f6dbd85b781e9442a";
   };
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace setup.py --replace "h2==" "h2>="
+  '';
+
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ six h2 ];
 
   meta = {