diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyu2f/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyu2f/default.nix
index cf7b3eb2aeb..41fbc08b010 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyu2f/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyu2f/default.nix
@@ -10,17 +10,29 @@
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "pyu2f";
   version = "0.1.5a";
+  format = "setuptools";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "google";
     repo = pname;
-    rev = version;
+    rev = "refs/tags/${version}";
     sha256 = "0mx7bn1p3n0fxyxa82wg3c719hby7vqkxv57fhf7zvhlg2zfnr0v";
   };
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ six ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    six
+  ];
 
-  checkInputs = [ mock pyfakefs pytestCheckHook ];
+  checkInputs = [
+    mock
+    pyfakefs
+    pytestCheckHook
+  ];
+
+  disabledTestPaths = [
+    # API breakage with pyfakefs>=5.0
+    "pyu2f/tests/hid/linux_test.py"
+  ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "U2F host library for interacting with a U2F device over USB";