diff --git a/no-stdpy-pyc.patch b/no-stdpy-pyc.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bf4ca6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/no-stdpy-pyc.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+---
+ docs/conf.py |    5 +++++
+ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
+
+--- a/docs/conf.py
++++ b/docs/conf.py
+@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
++import sys
++
+ from pallets_sphinx_themes import get_version
+ from pallets_sphinx_themes import ProjectLink
+ 
++# https://stackoverflow.com/q/34025113/164233
++sys.dont_write_bytecode = True
++
+ project = "Blinker"
+ copyright = "2010 Jason Kirtland"
+ release, version = get_version("blinker", placeholder=None)
diff --git a/python-blinker.changes b/python-blinker.changes
index 3827f47..ac39c4f 100644
--- a/python-blinker.changes
+++ b/python-blinker.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Jul 26 22:09:11 UTC 2023 - Matej Cepl <mcepl@suse.com>
+
+- Add no-stdpy-pyc.patch which makes Sphinx not to generate
+  *.pyc files for the Python interpreter it uses for generating
+  documentation.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue May  9 06:25:49 UTC 2023 - Daniel Garcia <daniel.garcia@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-blinker.spec b/python-blinker.spec
index 29be81f..ff89214 100644
--- a/python-blinker.spec
+++ b/python-blinker.spec
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ License:        MIT
 Group:          Development/Languages/Python
 URL:            https://github.com/pallets-eco/blinker/
 Source:         https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/b/blinker/blinker-%{version}.tar.gz
+# PATCH-FIX-OPENSUSE no-stdpy-pyc.patch bsc#[0-9]+ mcepl@suse.com
+# Persuade Sphinx not to generate *.pyc files
+Patch0:         no-stdpy-pyc.patch
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module Pallets-Sphinx-Themes}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module Sphinx}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pip}