diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/eve/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/eve/default.nix
index 2e913edf03a..73813d34c5a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/eve/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/eve/default.nix
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     werkzeug
   ];
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace setup.py \
+      --replace "werkzeug==0.15.4" "werkzeug"
+  '';
+
   # tests call a running mongodb instance
   doCheck = false;