diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/lcov-cobertura/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/lcov-cobertura/default.nix
index b9e1551744c7..07c5f4aa4325 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/lcov-cobertura/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/lcov-cobertura/default.nix
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-76jiZPK93rt/UCTkrOErYz2dWQSLxkdCfR4blojItY8=";
   };
 
+  # https://github.com/eriwen/lcov-to-cobertura-xml/issues/63
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace setup.cfg \
+      --replace-fail 'License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License' ""
+  '';
+
   build-system = [
     setuptools
     setuptools-scm