diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/flux-led/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/flux-led/default.nix
index eb4a226f26c2..d0f90da8fe4f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/flux-led/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/flux-led/default.nix
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "flux_led";
-  version = "0.24.9";
+  version = "0.24.12";
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     owner = "Danielhiversen";
     repo = "flux_led";
     rev = version;
-    sha256 = "sha256-U2Z7fsXO5Wb4WmcOOXm+6zmk+7pLcUxz/a5/QtWwC2Y=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-vhmqfHAqbgDUvbn+dR7TuA5SFjF72/nhCL1h+GPy+9c=";
   };
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     pytestCheckHook
   ];
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace setup.py \
+      --replace '"pytest-runner>=5.2",' ""
+  '';
+
   pytestFlagsArray = [
     "tests.py"
   ];