diff --git a/programming/language/python/python-qt5/files/python-qt5_sipdir.patch b/programming/language/python/python-qt5/files/python-qt5_sipdir.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..92eb2daa38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/programming/language/python/python-qt5/files/python-qt5_sipdir.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+diff -up PyQt5_gpl-5.9/configure.py.sipdir PyQt5_gpl-5.9/configure.py
+--- PyQt5_gpl-5.9/configure.py.sipdir	2017-07-03 12:24:48.000000000 -0500
++++ PyQt5_gpl-5.9/configure.py	2017-07-05 20:31:35.319524089 -0500
+@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import os
+ import shutil
+ import stat
+ import sys
++import sipconfig
+ 
+ 
+ # Initialise the constants.
+@@ -485,7 +486,7 @@ class TargetConfiguration:
+         self.pyqt_bin_dir = py_config.bin_dir
+         self.pyqt_module_dir = py_config.module_dir
+         self.pyqt_stubs_dir = os.path.join(py_config.module_dir, 'PyQt5')
+-        self.pyqt_sip_dir = os.path.join(py_config.data_dir, 'sip', 'PyQt5')
++        self.pyqt_sip_dir = os.path.join(sipconfig.Configuration().default_sip_dir, 'PyQt5')
+         self.pyuic_interpreter = py_config.pyuic_interpreter
+ 
+         # Remaining values.