diff --git a/lang/python/python3-version.mk b/lang/python/python3-version.mk
index 5a521f373..0a9f0ea85 100644
--- a/lang/python/python3-version.mk
+++ b/lang/python/python3-version.mk
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ PYTHON3_VERSION_MICRO:=3
 
 PYTHON3_VERSION:=$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MAJOR).$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MINOR)
 
-PYTHON3_SETUPTOOLS_PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PYTHON3_SETUPTOOLS_PKG_RELEASE:=2
 PYTHON3_PIP_PKG_RELEASE:=3
 
 PYTHON3_SETUPTOOLS_VERSION:=41.2.0
diff --git a/lang/python/python3/files/python3-package-setuptools.mk b/lang/python/python3/files/python3-package-setuptools.mk
index 64a86b81d..3a562c262 100644
--- a/lang/python/python3/files/python3-package-setuptools.mk
+++ b/lang/python/python3/files/python3-package-setuptools.mk
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ define Py3Package/python3-setuptools/install
 		$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/install-setuptools/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/site-packages/setuptools-$(PYTHON3_SETUPTOOLS_VERSION).dist-info \
 		$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/install-setuptools/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/site-packages/easy_install.py \
 		$(1)/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/site-packages
+	$(CP) \
+		$(1)/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/site-packages/setuptools/site-patch.py \
+		$(1)/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/site-packages/setuptools/site-patch.py.txt
 	find $(1)/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/site-packages/ -path '*/__pycache__/*' -delete
 	find $(1)/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/site-packages/ -type d -name __pycache__ -delete
 endef
diff --git a/lang/python/python3/patches-setuptools/004-site-patch.patch b/lang/python/python3/patches-setuptools/004-site-patch.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..39b8c9026
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lang/python/python3/patches-setuptools/004-site-patch.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+--- a/setuptools/command/easy_install.py
++++ b/setuptools/command/easy_install.py
+@@ -1315,7 +1315,10 @@ class easy_install(Command):
+             return  # already did it, or don't need to
+ 
+         sitepy = os.path.join(self.install_dir, "site.py")
+-        source = resource_string("setuptools", "site-patch.py")
++        try:
++            source = resource_string("setuptools", "site-patch.py")
++        except FileNotFoundError:
++            source = resource_string("setuptools", "site-patch.py.txt")
+         source = source.decode('utf-8')
+         current = ""
+