diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/blinkstick/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/blinkstick/default.nix
index f3c06f8330c..96f7bfebdeb 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/blinkstick/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/blinkstick/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi, pyusb }:
+{ lib, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi, fetchpatch, pyusb }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "BlinkStick";
@@ -9,6 +9,17 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     sha256 = "3edf4b83a3fa1a7bd953b452b76542d54285ff6f1145b6e19f9b5438120fa408";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = https://github.com/arvydas/blinkstick-python/commit/a9227d0.patch;
+      sha256 = "1mcmxlnkbfxwp84qz32l5rlc7r9anh9yhnqaj1y8rny5s13jb01f";
+    })
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = https://github.com/arvydas/blinkstick-python/pull/54.patch;
+      sha256 = "1gjq6xbai794bbdyrv82i96l1a7qkwvlhzd6sa937dy5ivv6s6hl";
+    })
+  ];
+
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ pyusb ];
 
   meta = with lib; {