diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/botocore/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/botocore/default.nix
index dfc3dd21b2fe..8bf6b4eff7e2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/botocore/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/botocore/default.nix
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     urllib3
   ];
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace setup.py --replace ",<0.16" ""
+  '';
+
   checkInputs = [ mock nose ];
 
   checkPhase = ''