diff --git a/lang/python/python3/Makefile b/lang/python/python3/Makefile
index 97c0f6efe..5438a3ca7 100644
--- a/lang/python/python3/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/python3/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ PYTHON_VERSION:=$(PYTHON3_VERSION)
 PYTHON_VERSION_MICRO:=$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MICRO)
 
 PKG_NAME:=python3
-PKG_RELEASE:=2
+PKG_RELEASE:=3
 PKG_VERSION:=$(PYTHON_VERSION).$(PYTHON_VERSION_MICRO)
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=Python-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.xz
diff --git a/lang/python/python3/patches/008-fix-distutils-path-creation.patch b/lang/python/python3/patches/008-fix-distutils-path-creation.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8db6bdc81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lang/python/python3/patches/008-fix-distutils-path-creation.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+diff --git a/Lib/imp.py b/Lib/imp.py
+index 781ff23..beeac70 100644
+--- a/Lib/imp.py
++++ b/Lib/imp.py
+@@ -203,8 +203,9 @@ def load_package(name, path):
+         extensions = (machinery.SOURCE_SUFFIXES[:] +
+                       machinery.BYTECODE_SUFFIXES[:])
+         for extension in extensions:
+-            path = os.path.join(path, '__init__'+extension)
+-            if os.path.exists(path):
++            init_path = os.path.join(path, '__init__'+extension)
++            if os.path.exists(init_path):
++                path = init_path
+                 break
+         else:
+             raise ValueError('{!r} is not a package'.format(path))