diff --git a/python-URLObject.spec b/python-URLObject.spec
index 974d8cd..b5bcd0c 100644
--- a/python-URLObject.spec
+++ b/python-URLObject.spec
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ test-driven manner, and has full Sphinx documentation.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q -n URLObject-%{version}
+%autopatch -p1
 
 %build
 %python_build