diff --git a/sysutils/swtpm/files/patch-configure.ac b/sysutils/swtpm/files/patch-configure.ac
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..44887f58ccd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysutils/swtpm/files/patch-configure.ac
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- configure.ac.orig	2024-02-02 13:37:42 UTC
++++ configure.ac
+@@ -409,8 +409,6 @@ fi
+ 	AC_MSG_ERROR([cp is required])
+ fi
+ 
+-AM_PATH_PYTHON([3.3])
+-
+ AC_ARG_ENABLE([hardening],
+   AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-hardening], [Disable hardening flags]))
+