diff --git a/pkgs/tools/admin/google-cloud-sdk/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/admin/google-cloud-sdk/default.nix
index 2064022d80c5..87cb27b57d19 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/admin/google-cloud-sdk/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/admin/google-cloud-sdk/default.nix
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     ./gcloud-path.patch
     # Disable checking for updates for the package
     ./gsutil-disable-updates.patch
+    # Revert patch including extended Python version constraint
+    ./gsutil-revert-version-constraint.patch
   ];
 
   installPhase = ''
@@ -120,6 +122,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     # Avoid trying to write logs to homeless-shelter
     export HOME=$(mktemp -d)
     $out/bin/gcloud version --format json | jq '."Google Cloud SDK"' | grep "${version}"
+    $out/bin/gsutil version | grep -w "$(cat platform/gsutil/VERSION)"
   '';
 
   passthru = {
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/admin/google-cloud-sdk/gsutil-revert-version-constraint.patch b/pkgs/tools/admin/google-cloud-sdk/gsutil-revert-version-constraint.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..616e904cae4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/admin/google-cloud-sdk/gsutil-revert-version-constraint.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+diff --git a/platform/gsutil/gsutil.py b/platform/gsutil/gsutil.py
+index 30b8a5ac..a02f0ba5 100755
+--- a/platform/gsutil/gsutil.py
++++ b/platform/gsutil/gsutil.py
+@@ -27,14 +27,8 @@ import warnings
+ # TODO: gsutil-beta: Distribute a pylint rc file.
+ 
+ ver = sys.version_info
+-if (ver.major == 2 and ver.minor < 7) or (ver.major == 3 and (ver.minor < 5 or ver.minor > 11)):
+-  sys.exit(
+-    "Error: gsutil requires Python version 2.7 or 3.5-3.11, but a different version is installed.\n"
+-    "You are currently running Python {}.{}\n"
+-    "Follow the steps below to resolve this issue:\n"
+-    "\t1. Switch to Python 3.5-3.11 using your Python version manager or install an appropriate version.\n"
+-    "\t2. If you are unsure how to manage Python versions, visit [https://cloud.google.com/storage/docs/gsutil_install#specifications] for detailed instructions.".format(ver.major, ver.minor)
+-  )
++if (ver.major == 2 and ver.minor < 7) or (ver.major == 3 and ver.minor < 5):
++  sys.exit('gsutil requires python 2.7 or 3.5+.')
+ 
+ # setup a string to load the correct httplib2
+ if sys.version_info.major == 2: