diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/sip/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/sip/default.nix
index ec9c843dc885e..70c482b223f2e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/sip/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/sip/default.nix
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 , ply
 , toml
 , tomli
+, poppler-qt5
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -22,6 +23,11 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-COZvdCWS64GKyP2kFz4u1kyfLUC3C+4R2xxJkSfZhFA=";
   };
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace sipbuild/generator/outputs/code.py \
+      --replace SocstringSignature DocstringSignature
+  '';
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     setuptools
     wheel
@@ -36,6 +42,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "sipbuild" ];
 
+  passthru.tests = {
+    inherit poppler-qt5;
+  };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Creates C++ bindings for Python modules";
     homepage    = "https://riverbankcomputing.com/";