diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/http-parser/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/http-parser/default.nix
index 05cd4397dbf9..7e53465939f2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/http-parser/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/http-parser/default.nix
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
-{ lib
-, buildPythonPackage
-, fetchFromGitHub
-, cython
-, setuptools
-, pytestCheckHook
+{
+  lib,
+  buildPythonPackage,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+  cython,
+  setuptools,
+  pytestCheckHook,
+  fetchpatch,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -28,18 +30,24 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     make -B
   '';
 
-  pythonImportsCheck = [
-    "http_parser"
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "http_parser" ];
+
+  # The imp module is deprecated since version 3.4, and was removed in 3.12
+  # https://docs.python.org/3.11/library/imp.html
+  # Fix from: https://github.com/benoitc/http-parser/pull/101/
+  patches = [
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://github.com/benoitc/http-parser/commit/4d4984ce129253f9de475bfd3c683301c916e8b1.patch";
+      hash = "sha256-d3k1X41/D9PpPWsDety2AiYyLv9LJIhpkOo3a6qKcB8=";
+    })
   ];
 
-  nativeCheckInputs = [
-    pytestCheckHook
-  ];
+  nativeCheckInputs = [ pytestCheckHook ];
 
-  meta = with lib; {
+  meta = {
     description = "HTTP request/response parser for python in C";
     homepage = "https://github.com/benoitc/http-parser";
-    license = licenses.mit;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ ];
+    license = lib.licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = [ ];
   };
 }