diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/zope_testrunner/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/zope_testrunner/default.nix
index 7f2af64d9159..8b66cc5f71a7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/zope_testrunner/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/zope_testrunner/default.nix
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     extension = "zip";
   };
 
+  patches = [ ./test-selection.patch ];
+
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ zope_interface zope_exceptions zope_testing six ];
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/zope_testrunner/test-selection.patch b/pkgs/development/python-modules/zope_testrunner/test-selection.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..89dd7773885c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/zope_testrunner/test-selection.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+--- a/src/zope/testrunner/tests/testrunner-test-selection.txt
++++ b/src/zope/testrunner/tests/testrunner-test-selection.txt
+@@ -235 +235 @@ and by test within the module using the --test (-t) option:
+-    >>> sys.argv = 'test -u  -vv -ssample1 -m_one -mtest1 -tx0 -ty0'.split()
++    >>> sys.argv = 'test -u  -vv -ssample1 -m_one -mtest1 -t_x0 -t_y0'.split()