diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/dupeguru/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/dupeguru/default.nix
index 2cc0c588b111..6bc290809832 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/dupeguru/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/dupeguru/default.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
 
   pythonPath = with python3Packages; [
     pyqt5
-    pyqt5.pyqt5_sip
+    pyqt5_sip
     send2trash
     sphinx
     polib
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyqt/5.x.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyqt/5.x.nix
index 93730fa664d5..c604e61a2c37 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyqt/5.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyqt/5.x.nix
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 , lndir
 , dbus-python
 , sip
+, pyqt5_sip
 , pyqt-builder
 , libsForQt5
 , withConnectivity ? false
@@ -16,21 +17,7 @@
 , withLocation ? false
 }:
 
-let
-  pyqt5_sip = buildPythonPackage rec {
-    pname = "PyQt5_sip";
-    version = "12.9.0";
-
-    src = fetchPypi {
-      inherit pname version;
-      sha256 = "0cmfxb7igahxy74qkq199l6zdxrr75bnxris42fww3ibgjflir6k";
-    };
-
-    # There is no test code and the check phase fails with:
-    # > error: could not create 'PyQt5/sip.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so': No such file or directory
-    doCheck = false;
-  };
-in buildPythonPackage rec {
+buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "PyQt5";
   version = "5.15.4";
   format = "pyproject";
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyqt/sip.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyqt/sip.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..aa29d9ad9d34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyqt/sip.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "pyqt5-sip";
+  version = "12.9.1";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    pname = "PyQt5_sip";
+    inherit version;
+    sha256 = "LyTymbRMURwjeWqvu7WBv96/eNCQVle3zuIUG0mCAw4=";
+  };
+
+  # There is no test code and the check phase fails with:
+  # > error: could not create 'PyQt5/sip.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so': No such file or directory
+  doCheck = false;
+  pythonImportsCheck = ["PyQt5.sip"];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Python bindings for Qt5";
+    homepage    = "https://www.riverbankcomputing.com/software/sip/";
+    license     = licenses.gpl3Only;
+    platforms   = platforms.mesaPlatforms;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ sander ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/misc/drivers/hplip/default.nix b/pkgs/misc/drivers/hplip/default.nix
index 934b357e692b..a7ee870a74a6 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/drivers/hplip/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/misc/drivers/hplip/default.nix
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication {
     dbus-python
   ] ++ lib.optionals withQt5 [
     pyqt5
+    pyqt5_sip
     enum-compat
   ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 0c0506fe2b46..989fcc901e5b 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -7359,6 +7359,8 @@ in {
 
   pyqt5 = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pyqt/5.x.nix { };
 
+  pyqt5_sip = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pyqt/sip.nix { };
+
   pyqt5_with_qtmultimedia = self.pyqt5.override {
     withMultimedia = true;
   };