diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/cpuset/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/cpuset/default.nix
index 90352a944d5b..9e775de62f58 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/cpuset/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/cpuset/default.nix
@@ -1,27 +1,44 @@
 { stdenv
 , fetchFromGitHub
-, python2Packages
+, fetchpatch
+, pythonPackages
 }:
 
-python2Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
+pythonPackages.buildPythonApplication rec {
   pname = "cpuset";
-  version = "1.5.8";
+  version = "1.6";
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = with pythonPackages; [
+    configparser
+    future
+  ];
+
+  # https://github.com/lpechacek/cpuset/pull/36
+  patches = [
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://github.com/MawKKe/cpuset/commit/a4b6b275d0a43d2794ab9e82922d3431aeea9903.patch";
+      sha256 = "1mi1xrql81iczl67s4dk2rm9r1mk36qhsa19wn7zgryf95krsix2";
+    })
+  ];
 
   makeFlags = [ "prefix=$(out)" ];
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
-    owner = "wykurz";
+    owner = "lpechacek";
     repo = "cpuset";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "19fl2sn470yrnm2q508giggjwy5b6r2gd94gvwfbdlhf0r9dsbbm";
+    sha256 = "0ig0ml2zd5542d0989872vmy7cs3qg7nxwa93k42bdkm50amhar4";
   };
 
+  checkPhase = ''
+    cd t
+    make
+  '';
+
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "Python application that forms a wrapper around the standard Linux filesystem calls to make using the cpusets facilities in the Linux kernel easier";
-    homepage    = "https://github.com/wykurz/cpuset";
+    homepage    = "https://github.com/lpechacek/cpuset";
     license     = licenses.gpl2;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ wykurz ];
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ thiagokokada wykurz ];
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 7f37bdb414b2..b48c9351425e 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -18065,7 +18065,9 @@ in
 
   cpufrequtils = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/cpufrequtils { };
 
-  cpuset = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/cpuset { };
+  cpuset = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/cpuset {
+    pythonPackages = python3Packages;
+  };
 
   criu = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/criu { };