diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/spyder-kernels/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/spyder-kernels/default.nix
index 95d54e40447..2d4328ba3e1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/spyder-kernels/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/spyder-kernels/default.nix
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     pyzmq
   ];
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace setup.py --replace "ipython>=7.31.1,<8" "ipython"
+  '';
+
   # No tests
   doCheck = false;