diff --git a/keyring-import-gi.patch b/keyring-import-gi.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..321baa4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/keyring-import-gi.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+diff --git a/keyring/backends/Gnome.py b/keyring/backends/Gnome.py
+index 7a8a274..642bc80 100644
+--- a/keyring/backends/Gnome.py
++++ b/keyring/backends/Gnome.py
+@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import os
+ try:
+     from gi import Repository
+     if Repository.get_default().enumerate_versions('GnomeKeyring'):
++        import gi
+         gi.require_version('GnomeKeyring', '1.0')
+         from gi.repository import GnomeKeyring
+ except ImportError:
diff --git a/python-keyring.changes b/python-keyring.changes
index 3476f82..4faaa21 100644
--- a/python-keyring.changes
+++ b/python-keyring.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Sep  17 11:41:56 UTC 2015 - m0ses@samaxi.de
+
+- Added keyring-import-gi.patch: gi.require_version is called and not 
+  found if gi is not imported
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Sep  7 08:40:56 UTC 2015 - dimstar@opensuse.org
 
diff --git a/python-keyring.spec b/python-keyring.spec
index b547fb2..9ea36cd 100644
--- a/python-keyring.spec
+++ b/python-keyring.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python-keyring
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2015 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2015 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ Group:          Development/Languages/Python
 Source:         https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/k/keyring/keyring-%{version}.tar.gz
 # PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM keyring-gnome-3.18.patch dimstar@opensuse.org -- Silence a warning when run in GNOME 3.18: gi requires versioned imports now.
 Patch0:         keyring-gnome-3.18.patch
+Patch1:         keyring-import-gi.patch
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 BuildRequires:  python-devel
 BuildRequires:  python-setuptools
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ from python. It can be used in any application that needs safe password storage.
 %prep
 %setup -q -n keyring-%{version}
 %patch0 -p1
+%patch1 -p1
 # For rpmlint warning: remove shebang from python library:
 sed -i '/^#!/d' keyring/cli.py keyring/backends/_win_crypto.py