diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/watchdog/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/watchdog/default.nix
index 6930be7d65a..31f41c50097 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/watchdog/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/watchdog/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 { lib, stdenv
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchPypi
+, fetchpatch
 , argh
 , pathtools
 , pyyaml
@@ -11,13 +12,21 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "watchdog";
-  version = "2.0.0";
+  version = "2.0.2";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "sha256-/UtWz74NDZxPxDGs7KdXAKfxLTc33C6csuwrpkloBCU=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-Uy/t2ZPnVVRnH6o2zQTFgM7T+uCEJUp3mvu9iq8AVms=";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    (fetchpatch {
+      # Fix test flakiness on Apple Silicon, remove after upgrade to 2.0.6.
+      url = "https://github.com/gorakhargosh/watchdog/commit/331fd7c2c819663be39bc146e78ce67553f265fa.patch";
+      sha256 = "sha256-pLkZmbPN3qRNHs53OP0HIyDxqYCPPo6yOcBLD3aO2YE=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   buildInputs = lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin
     [ pkgs.darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks.CoreServices ];