diff --git a/sysutils/py-scandir/files/patch-_scandir.c b/sysutils/py-scandir/files/patch-_scandir.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a0dfd94c9f96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysutils/py-scandir/files/patch-_scandir.c
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+--- _scandir.c.orig	2018-08-02 16:17:16 UTC
++++ _scandir.c
+@@ -660,7 +660,11 @@ _pystat_fromstructstat(STRUCT_STAT *st)
+     return v;
+ }
+ 
++#if PY_MAJOR_VERSION >= 3 && PY_MINOR_VERSION >= 9
++const char * const PyStructSequence_UnnamedField = "unnamed field";
++#else
+ char *PyStructSequence_UnnamedField = "unnamed field";
++#endif
+ 
+ PyDoc_STRVAR(stat_result__doc__,
+ "stat_result: Result from stat, fstat, or lstat.\n\n\