diff --git a/pkgs/servers/http/apache-modules/mod_python/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/http/apache-modules/mod_python/default.nix
index 08f5d7456840..d156576b21a8 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/http/apache-modules/mod_python/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/http/apache-modules/mod_python/default.nix
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   patches = [ ./install.patch ];
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace dist/version.sh \
+        --replace 'GIT=`git describe --always`' "" \
+        --replace '-$GIT' ""
+  '';
+
   preInstall = ''
     installFlags="LIBEXECDIR=$out/modules $installFlags"
     mkdir -p $out/modules $out/bin