diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyflume/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyflume/default.nix
index 36980ddbadf..5c79cd4d257 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyflume/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyflume/default.nix
@@ -22,6 +22,13 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     sha256 = "1dm560hh6fl1waiwsq8m31apmvvwhc3y95bfdb7449bs8k96dmxq";
   };
 
+  prePatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace setup.py --replace 'pyjwt==2.0.1' 'pyjwt>=2.0.1'
+    substituteInPlace setup.py --replace 'ratelimit==2.2.1' 'ratelimit>=2.2.1'
+    substituteInPlace setup.py --replace 'pytz==2019.2' 'pytz>=2019.2'
+    substituteInPlace setup.py --replace 'requests==2.24.0' 'requests>=2.24.0'
+  '';
+
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     pyjwt
     ratelimit