diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 59ba133e117d4..34f90f83cc81b 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -1242,7 +1242,9 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   beartype = callPackage ../development/python-modules/beartype { };
 
-  beautifulsoup4 = callPackage ../development/python-modules/beautifulsoup4 { };
+  beautifulsoup4 = callPackage ../development/python-modules/beautifulsoup4 {
+    inherit (python.pythonForBuild.pkgs) sphinxHook; # hook splicing broken since #194205
+  };
 
   beautifultable = callPackage ../development/python-modules/beautifultable { };