diff --git a/devel/py-pycparser/files/patch-setup.py b/devel/py-pycparser/files/patch-setup.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..befd581484
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/py-pycparser/files/patch-setup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+--- setup.py.orig	2021-11-06 12:35:55 UTC
++++ setup.py
+@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
+ import os, sys
+ try:
+     from setuptools import setup
+-    from setuptools.command.install import install as _install
++    from setuptools.command.install_lib import install_lib as _install_lib
+     from setuptools.command.sdist import sdist as _sdist
+ except ImportError:
+     from distutils.core import setup
+-    from distutils.command.install import install as _install
++    from distutils.command.install_lib import install_lib as _install_lib
+     from distutils.command.sdist import sdist as _sdist
+ 
+ 
+@@ -18,11 +18,13 @@ def _run_build_tables(dir):
+                cwd=os.path.join(dir, 'pycparser'))
+ 
+ 
+-class install(_install):
+-    def run(self):
+-        _install.run(self)
+-        self.execute(_run_build_tables, (self.install_lib,),
+-                     msg="Build the lexing/parsing tables")
++class install_lib(_install_lib):
++    def install(self):
++        outfiles = _install_lib.install(self)
++        if outfiles is not None:
++            self.execute(_run_build_tables, (self.install_dir,),
++                         msg="Build the lexing/parsing tables")
++        return outfiles
+ 
+ 
+ class sdist(_sdist):
+@@ -66,5 +68,5 @@ setup(
+     python_requires=">=2.7, !=3.0.*, !=3.1.*, !=3.2.*, !=3.3.*",
+     packages=['pycparser', 'pycparser.ply'],
+     package_data={'pycparser': ['*.cfg']},
+-    cmdclass={'install': install, 'sdist': sdist},
++    cmdclass={'install_lib': install_lib, 'sdist': sdist},
+ )