diff --git a/devel/py-pep562/files/patch-setup.py b/devel/py-pep562/files/patch-setup.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8372f7622e14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/py-pep562/files/patch-setup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+--- setup.py.orig	2021-05-21 16:12:34 UTC
++++ setup.py
+@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import os
+ 
+ from setuptools import setup, find_packages
+ import os
+-import imp
++import importlib
+ import traceback
+ 
+ 
+@@ -11,14 +11,14 @@ def get_version():
+     """Get version and version_info without importing the entire module."""
+ 
+     path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'pep562')
+-    fp, pathname, desc = imp.find_module('__init__', [path])
++    pathname = os.path.join(path, '__init__.py')
+     try:
+-        module = imp.load_module('__init__', fp, pathname, desc)
++        spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location('pep562', pathname)
++        module = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
++        spec.loader.exec_module(module)
+         return module.__version__, module.__version_info__._get_dev_status()
+     except Exception:
+         print(traceback.format_exc())
+-    finally:
+-        fp.close()
+ 
+ 
+ def get_requirements(req):