3 files changed, 8 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/build-python-package.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/build-python-package.nix
index 12d17b2e8322..6a07a006c6b5 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/build-python-package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/build-python-package.nix
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 , wrapPython
 , setuptools
 , unzip
-, ensureNewerSourcesHook
+, ensureNewerSourcesForZipFilesHook
 , toPythonModule
 , namePrefix
 , bootstrapped-pip
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ let
   wheel-specific = import ./build-python-package-wheel.nix { };
   common = import ./build-python-package-common.nix { inherit python bootstrapped-pip; };
   mkPythonDerivation = import ./mk-python-derivation.nix {
-    inherit lib python wrapPython setuptools unzip ensureNewerSourcesHook toPythonModule namePrefix;
+    inherit lib python wrapPython setuptools unzip ensureNewerSourcesForZipFilesHook toPythonModule namePrefix;
   };
 in
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/mk-python-derivation.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/mk-python-derivation.nix
index d9cff16f448f..96a9cdf0c615 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/mk-python-derivation.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/mk-python-derivation.nix
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 , wrapPython
 , setuptools
 , unzip
-, ensureNewerSourcesHook
+, ensureNewerSourcesForZipFilesHook
 # Whether the derivation provides a Python module or not.
 , toPythonModule
 , namePrefix
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ toPythonModule (python.stdenv.mkDerivation (builtins.removeAttrs attrs [
 
   name = namePrefix + name;
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ (ensureNewerSourcesHook { year = "1980"; }) ]
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ ensureNewerSourcesForZipFilesHook ]
     ++ nativeBuildInputs;
 
   buildInputs = [ wrapPython ]
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 73abc6006e25..274e726ebf8a 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@ with pkgs;
       }
     '');
 
+  # Zip file format only allows times after year 1980, which makes e.g. Python wheel building fail with:
+  # ValueError: ZIP does not support timestamps before 1980
+  ensureNewerSourcesForZipFilesHook = ensureNewerSourcesHook { year = "1980"; };
+
   updateAutotoolsGnuConfigScriptsHook = makeSetupHook
     { substitutions = { gnu_config = gnu-config;}; }
     ../build-support/setup-hooks/update-autotools-gnu-config-scripts.sh;