diff --git a/programming/language/python/python-gtk/pspec.xml b/programming/language/python/python-gtk/pspec.xml
index 84b6c72659..004a74abc8 100644
--- a/programming/language/python/python-gtk/pspec.xml
+++ b/programming/language/python/python-gtk/pspec.xml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
         <Patches>
             <Patch level="1">0001-Fix-leaks-of-Pango-objects.patch</Patch>
             <Patch level="1">pygtk-Drop-the-PangoFont-find_shaper-virtual-method.patch</Patch>
+            <Patch level="1">python27.patch</Patch>
         </Patches>
     </Source>