diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/faulthandler/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/faulthandler/default.nix
index ee2a65e981ca..1fc1aea94d57 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/faulthandler/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/faulthandler/default.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchPypi, buildPythonPackage }:
+{ stdenv, fetchPypi, buildPythonPackage, fetchpatch }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
-  name = "${pname}-${version}";
   pname = "faulthandler";
   version = "3.0";
 
@@ -10,6 +9,17 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     sha256 = "acc10e10909f0f956ba1b42b6c450ea0bdaaa27b3942899f65931396cfcdd36a";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = https://github.com/vstinner/faulthandler/commit/67b661e.patch;
+      sha256 = "1nn8c9nq5qypja949hzz0n4yprsyr63wihf5g3gwrinm2nkjnnv7";
+    })
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = https://github.com/vstinner/faulthandler/commit/07cbb7b.patch;
+      sha256 = "0fh6rjyjw7z1hsiy3sgdc8j9mncg1vlv3y0h4bplqyw18vq3srb3";
+    })
+  ];
+
   meta = {
     description = "Dump the Python traceback";
     license = stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd2;