diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/spacy/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/spacy/default.nix
index 275e924e4113..a39593bb9e78 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/spacy/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/spacy/default.nix
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   prePatch = ''
     substituteInPlace setup.py \
       --replace "regex==" "regex>=" \
-      --replace "plac<1.0.0,>=0.9.6" "plac>=0.9.6"
+      --replace "plac<1.0.0,>=0.9.6" "plac>=0.9.6" \
+      --replace "wheel>=0.32.0,<0.33.0" "wheel>=0.32.0"
   '';
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [