diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/datasets/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/datasets/default.nix
index 37f557271540f..ea92c1c770c8f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/datasets/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/datasets/default.nix
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 , responses
 , tqdm
 , xxhash
+, fetchpatch
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -32,6 +33,13 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-5j8HT/DzHH8xssv97g/9kpSgtpaY6daWOGwjasD1psg=";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    (fetchpatch { # add compatibility with dill 0.3.6
+      url = "https://github.com/huggingface/datasets/pull/5166.patch";
+      sha256 = "sha256-QigpXKHi2B60M/iIWSqvBU9hW5vBu6IHGML22aCMevo=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   postPatch = ''
     substituteInPlace setup.py \
       --replace "responses<0.19" "responses"