diff --git a/lang/python/patches/170-distutils-do-not-adjust-path.patch b/lang/python/patches/170-distutils-do-not-adjust-path.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..49fe92629
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lang/python/patches/170-distutils-do-not-adjust-path.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+--- a/Lib/distutils/command/build_scripts.py
++++ b/Lib/distutils/command/build_scripts.py
+@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ class build_scripts (Command):
+                     adjust = 1
+                     post_interp = match.group(1) or ''
+ 
++            adjust = 0
+             if adjust:
+                 log.info("copying and adjusting %s -> %s", script,
+                          self.build_dir)