diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pkgutil-resolve-name/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pkgutil-resolve-name/default.nix
index d70cfd1c434..ddb610b53bc 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pkgutil-resolve-name/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pkgutil-resolve-name/default.nix
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 { buildPythonPackage
 , fetchPypi
+, fetchpatch
 , lib
 , nix-update-script
 , pythonOlder
+, flit-core
 }:
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "pkgutil-resolve-name";
   version = "1.3.10";
-  format = "flit";
+  format = "pyproject";
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
 
@@ -17,6 +19,18 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-NX1snmp1VlPP14iTgXwIU682XdUeyX89NYqBk3O70XQ=";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    # Raise flit-core version constrains
+    (fetchpatch { # https://github.com/graingert/pkgutil-resolve-name/pull/5
+      url = "https://github.com/graingert/pkgutil-resolve-name/commit/042834290c735fa836bb308ce9e93c9f64d67cbe.patch";
+      hash = "sha256-M1rcrkdFcoFa3IncPnJaRhnXbelyk56QnMGtmgB6bvk=";
+    })
+  ];
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    flit-core
+  ];
+
   # has no tests
   doCheck = false;