diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyfribidi/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyfribidi/default.nix
index 6e9e56eee33..fcb201c0311 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyfribidi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyfribidi/default.nix
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     sha256 = "64726a4a56783acdc79c6b9b3a15f16e6071077c897a0b999f3b43f744bc621c";
   };
 
+  patches = stdenv.lib.optional stdenv.cc.isClang ./pyfribidi-clang.patch;
+
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ six ];
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyfribidi/pyfribidi-clang.patch b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyfribidi/pyfribidi-clang.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c570843f7e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyfribidi/pyfribidi-clang.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+diff --git a/pyfribidi.c b/pyfribidi.c
+index 9a0120d..238134a 100644
+--- a/pyfribidi.c
++++ b/pyfribidi.c
+@@ -148,10 +148,11 @@ init_pyfribidi (void)
+ {
+ #if PY_MAJOR_VERSION >= 3
+         PyObject *module = PyModule_Create (&pyfribidi_moduledef);
++        if (module == NULL) return NULL;
+ #else
+         PyObject *module = Py_InitModule ("_pyfribidi", PyfribidiMethods);
++        if (module == NULL) return;
+ #endif
+-	if (module == NULL) return NULL;
+ 
+ 	PyModule_AddIntConstant (module, "RTL", (long) FRIBIDI_TYPE_RTL);
+ 	PyModule_AddIntConstant (module, "LTR", (long) FRIBIDI_TYPE_LTR);