diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/urwid/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/urwid/default.nix
index 129f4821e87..000cf5ea5ef 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/urwid/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/urwid/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi }:
+{ stdenv, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi, fetchurl }:
 
 buildPythonPackage (rec {
   pname = "urwid";
@@ -10,6 +10,13 @@ buildPythonPackage (rec {
     sha256 = "18cnd1wdjcas08x5qwa5ayw6jsfcn33w4d9f7q3s29fy6qzc1kng";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    (fetchurl {
+      url = https://github.com/urwid/urwid/commit/4b0ed8b6030450e6d99909a7c683e9642e546387.patch;
+      sha256 = "0ygghd6wzjqij5szg61l1dsk8b0yv8bwyj3bgxxj1lj4m17zsy5q";
+    })
+  ];
+
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "A full-featured console (xterm et al.) user interface library";
     homepage = http://excess.org/urwid;