diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/magic-wormhole/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/magic-wormhole/default.nix
index d48fce2d2d973..0f01a6d2fd9a9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/magic-wormhole/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/magic-wormhole/default.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   stdenv,
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchFromGitHub,
+  fetchpatch,
 
   # build-system
   setuptools,
@@ -45,6 +46,15 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-BxPF4iQ91wLBagdvQ/Y89VIZBkMxFiEHnK+BU55Bwr4=";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    # TODO: drop patch for magic-wormhole > 0.17.0
+    # fix test for twisted 24.10.0 (https://github.com/magic-wormhole/magic-wormhole/pull/554)
+    (fetchpatch {
+      name = "fix-twisted-24.10.0.patch";
+      url = "https://github.com/magic-wormhole/magic-wormhole/commit/d7353cad6fe9d43620a0de33a634f395757d2e5c.patch";
+      hash = "sha256-mvgVFW3Fa2I8/39ron0bYYsJNm2r97jnLFCfhtHSIP0=";
+    })
+  ];
   postPatch =
     # enable tests by fixing the location of the wormhole binary
     ''