diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/docker_compose.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/docker_compose.nix
index e6f309155c22..c21b69e1643e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/docker_compose.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/docker_compose.nix
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ buildPythonApplication rec {
     stdenv.lib.optional (pythonOlder "3.2") functools32;
 
   patchPhase = ''
-    sed -i "s/'requests >= 2.6.1, < 2.8'/'requests'/" setup.py
+    # Remove upper bound on requires, see also
+    # https://github.com/docker/compose/issues/4431
+    sed -i "s/, < .*',$/',/" setup.py
   '';
 
   postInstall = ''