diff --git a/pkgs/tools/text/csvkit/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/text/csvkit/default.nix
index f581e44bcc8a..d2c710d10f8c 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/text/csvkit/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/text/csvkit/default.nix
@@ -10,7 +10,18 @@ python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
   };
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = with python3.pkgs; [
-    agate agate-excel agate-dbf agate-sql six
+    agate
+    agate-excel
+    agate-dbf
+    # sql test fail with agate-sql-0.5.4
+    (agate-sql.overridePythonAttrs(old: rec {
+      version = "0.5.3";
+      src = python3.pkgs.fetchPypi {
+        inherit (old) pname;
+        inherit version;
+        sha256 = "1d6rbahmdix7xi7ma2v86fpk5yi32q5dba5vama35w5mmn2pnyw7";
+      };}))
+    six
   ];
 
   checkInputs = with python3.pkgs; [