diff --git a/cpanspec.yml b/cpanspec.yml
index 4ed6a38..f2ff3ec 100644
--- a/cpanspec.yml
+++ b/cpanspec.yml
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
 #sources:
 #  - source1
 #  - source2
-#patches:
-#  foo.patch: -p1
-#  bar.patch:
+patches:
+  initperl_prototype.diff: -p1
 preamble: |-
  BuildRequires:  python3-devel
+ BuildRequires:  perl(Parse::RecDescent)
 #post_prep: |-
 # hunspell=`pkg-config --libs hunspell | sed -e 's,-l,,; s,  *,,g'`
 # sed -i -e "s,hunspell-X,$hunspell," t/00-prereq.t Makefile.PL
diff --git a/initperl_prototype.diff b/initperl_prototype.diff
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..769925f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/initperl_prototype.diff
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+diff -ur Inline-Python-0.57/Python.xs Inline-Python-0.57_fix/Python.xs
+--- Inline-Python-0.57/Python.xs	2022-09-18 13:07:09.299412240 +0200
++++ Inline-Python-0.57_fix/Python.xs	2024-12-18 10:02:00.459704530 +0100
+@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
+ #include "py2pl.h"
+ #include "util.h"
+ 
++void initperl(void);
++
+ #ifdef EXPOSE_PERL
+ #include "perlmodule.h"
+ #endif
diff --git a/perl-Inline-Python.changes b/perl-Inline-Python.changes
index 7751654..2a87187 100644
--- a/perl-Inline-Python.changes
+++ b/perl-Inline-Python.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Dec 18 09:05:08 UTC 2024 - Dirk Stoecker <opensuse@dstoecker.de>
+
+- add initperl_prototype.diff to fix compiler issue
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Apr 20 10:47:40 UTC 2023 - Tina Müller <timueller+perl@suse.de>
 
diff --git a/perl-Inline-Python.spec b/perl-Inline-Python.spec
index 7e2be3d..a5156dd 100644
--- a/perl-Inline-Python.spec
+++ b/perl-Inline-Python.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package perl-Inline-Python
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2023 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2024 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ Summary:        Write Perl subs and classes in Python
 URL:            https://metacpan.org/release/%{cpan_name}
 Source0:        https://cpan.metacpan.org/authors/id/N/NI/NINE/%{cpan_name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 Source1:        cpanspec.yml
+Patch0:         initperl_prototype.diff
 BuildRequires:  perl
 BuildRequires:  perl-macros
 BuildRequires:  perl(Digest::MD5) >= 2.5
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ Requires:       perl(Inline) >= 0.46
 %{perl_requires}
 # MANUAL BEGIN
 BuildRequires:  python3-devel
+BuildRequires:  perl(Parse::RecDescent)
 # MANUAL END
 
 %description
@@ -53,7 +55,7 @@ also gives you instructions on how to use 'perlmodule', the Python package
 which gives you access to the Perl interpreter.
 
 %prep
-%autosetup  -n %{cpan_name}-%{version}
+%autosetup  -n %{cpan_name}-%{version} -p1
 
 %build
 export INLINE_PYTHON_EXECUTABLE=/usr/bin/python3