diff --git a/lang/python-cryptography/Makefile b/lang/python-cryptography/Makefile
index d657089d7..9ac237d01 100644
--- a/lang/python-cryptography/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python-cryptography/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=cryptography
 PKG_VERSION:=1.5.1
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://pypi.python.org/packages/21/e1/37fc14f9d77924e84ba0dcb88eb8352db914583af229287c6c965d66ba0d
diff --git a/lang/python-cryptography/patches/001-disable-setup-requirements.patch b/lang/python-cryptography/patches/001-disable-setup-requirements.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..07ae483c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lang/python-cryptography/patches/001-disable-setup-requirements.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
+index b5c05df..a777dd7 100644
+--- a/setup.py
++++ b/setup.py
+@@ -266,6 +266,7 @@ class DummyPyTest(test):
+ with open(os.path.join(base_dir, "README.rst")) as f:
+     long_description = f.read()
+ 
++setup_requirements=[]
+ 
+ setup(
+     name=about["__title__"],