diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pika-pool/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pika-pool/default.nix
index 5cb1e9027a9..5007fc78d10 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pika-pool/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pika-pool/default.nix
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     sha256 = "f3985888cc2788cdbd293a68a8b5702a9c955db6f7b8b551aeac91e7f32da397";
   };
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace setup.py --replace "pika >=0.9,<0.11" "pika"
+  '';
+
   # Tests require database connections
   doCheck = false;