diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/protobuf/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/protobuf/default.nix
index cd1fb4806f1..8df8bb7c4a7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/protobuf/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/protobuf/default.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 , buildPythonPackage
 , protobuf
 , isPyPy
+, fetchpatch
+, pythonAtLeast
 }:
 
 let
@@ -23,6 +25,15 @@ buildPythonPackage {
 
   sourceRoot = "source/python";
 
+  patches = lib.optionals (pythonAtLeast "3.11") [
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/commit/da973aff2adab60a9e516d3202c111dbdde1a50f.patch";
+      stripLen = 2;
+      extraPrefix = "";
+      hash = "sha256-a/12C6yIe1tEKjsMxcfDAQ4JHolA8CzkN7sNG8ZspPs=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   prePatch = ''
     if [[ "$(<../version.json)" != *'"python": "'"$version"'"'* ]]; then
       echo "Python library version mismatch. Derivation version: $version, actual: $(<../version.json)"