diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/nipype/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/nipype/default.nix
index 30ee2b28561..2ea6a10a553 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/nipype/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/nipype/default.nix
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     sha256 = "47f62fda3d6b9a37aa407a6b78c80e91240aa71e61191ed00da68b02839fe258";
   };
 
+  # see https://github.com/nipy/nipype/issues/2240
+  patches = [ ./prov-version.patch ];
+
   doCheck = false;  # fails with TypeError: None is not callable
   checkInputs = [ which ];
   buildInputs = [ pytest mock ];  # required in installPhase
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/nipype/prov-version.patch b/pkgs/development/python-modules/nipype/prov-version.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..133295d0560
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/nipype/prov-version.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+diff --git a/nipype/info.py b/nipype/info.py
+index 1daa382e2..da338d0ea 100644
+--- a/nipype/info.py
++++ b/nipype/info.py
+@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ DATEUTIL_MIN_VERSION = '2.2'
+ PYTEST_MIN_VERSION = '3.0'
+ FUTURE_MIN_VERSION = '0.16.0'
+ SIMPLEJSON_MIN_VERSION = '3.8.0'
+-PROV_VERSION = '1.5.0'
+ CLICK_MIN_VERSION = '6.6.0'
+ PYDOT_MIN_VERSION = '1.2.3'
+ 
+@@ -140,7 +139,7 @@ REQUIRES = [
+     'traits>=%s' % TRAITS_MIN_VERSION,
+     'future>=%s' % FUTURE_MIN_VERSION,
+     'simplejson>=%s' % SIMPLEJSON_MIN_VERSION,
+-    'prov==%s' % PROV_VERSION,
++    'prov<2',
+     'click>=%s' % CLICK_MIN_VERSION,
+     'funcsigs',
+     'pytest>=%s' % PYTEST_MIN_VERSION,