diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/cirq/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/cirq/default.nix
index 6e428eeb4ef..17623817e7b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/cirq/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/cirq/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 { buildPythonPackage
+, fetchpatch
 , cirq-aqt
 , cirq-core
 , cirq-google
@@ -14,6 +15,14 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "cirq";
   inherit (cirq-core) version src meta;
 
+  patches = [
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://github.com/quantumlib/Cirq/commit/b832db606e5f1850b1eda168a6d4a8e77d8ec711.patch";
+      name = "pr-5330-prevent-implicit-packages.patch";
+      sha256 = "sha256-HTEH3fFxPiBedaz5GxZjXayvoiazwHysKZIOzqwZmbg=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     cirq-aqt
     cirq-core