diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/murmurhash/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/murmurhash/default.nix
index b3cea69c098..cc1693a3719 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/murmurhash/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/murmurhash/default.nix
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     sha256 = "02wbyjixvzd6l1mljpm1ci7x835zhk3nqxgy7kvbi4jimvairs9q";
   };
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace setup.py --replace "'wheel>=0.32.0,<0.33.0'" ""
+  '';
+
   buildInputs = [
    cython
   ];