1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/nixpkgs/pkgs/development/python-modules/virtualenv/default.nix b/nixpkgs/pkgs/development/python-modules/virtualenv/default.nix
index ff5172d415f7..5ca27330103d 100644
--- a/nixpkgs/pkgs/development/python-modules/virtualenv/default.nix
+++ b/nixpkgs/pkgs/development/python-modules/virtualenv/default.nix
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     importlib-metadata
   ];
 
+  patches = lib.optionals (isPy27) [
+    ./0001-Check-base_prefix-and-base_exec_prefix-for-Python-2.patch
+  ];
+
   meta = {
     description = "A tool to create isolated Python environments";
     homepage = "http://www.virtualenv.org";