diff --git a/0001-Fix-include-path-for-system-libqhull.patch b/0001-Fix-include-path-for-system-libqhull.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e2edefe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-Fix-include-path-for-system-libqhull.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+From e75ca533cc5a590d7831507794a2db25ca46e07e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: =?UTF-8?q?Stefan=20Br=C3=83=C2=BCns?= <stefan.bruens@rwth-aachen.de>
+Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2017 21:38:16 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] Fix include path for system libqhull
+
+Current libqhull uses the libqhull subdirectory. If the system libqhull
+is not found, it falls back to a much older bundled version.
+---
+ setupext.py      | 4 ++--
+ src/qhull_wrap.c | 2 +-
+ 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/setupext.py b/setupext.py
+index 3819636..8894b17 100644
+--- a/setupext.py
++++ b/setupext.py
+@@ -1175,14 +1175,14 @@ class Qhull(SetupPackage):
+         self.__class__.found_external = True
+         try:
+             return self._check_for_pkg_config(
+-                'qhull', 'qhull/qhull_a.h', min_version='2003.1')
++                'qhull', 'libqhull/qhull_a.h', min_version='2003.1')
+         except CheckFailed as e:
+             self.__class__.found_pkgconfig = False
+             # Qhull may not be in the pkg-config system but may still be
+             # present on this system, so check if the header files can be
+             # found.
+             include_dirs = [
+-                os.path.join(x, 'qhull') for x in get_include_dirs()]
++                os.path.join(x, 'libqhull') for x in get_include_dirs()]
+             if has_include_file(include_dirs, 'qhull_a.h'):
+                 return 'Using system Qhull (version unknown, no pkg-config info)'
+             else:
+diff --git a/src/qhull_wrap.c b/src/qhull_wrap.c
+index 06d278e..7d6ace4 100644
+--- a/src/qhull_wrap.c
++++ b/src/qhull_wrap.c
+@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
+  */
+ #include "Python.h"
+ #include "numpy/noprefix.h"
+-#include "qhull/qhull_a.h"
++#include <libqhull/qhull_a.h>
+ #include <stdio.h>
+ 
+ 
+-- 
+2.13.2
+
diff --git a/python-matplotlib.changes b/python-matplotlib.changes
index 12452c5..5a9401a 100644
--- a/python-matplotlib.changes
+++ b/python-matplotlib.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Jul 13 20:06:48 UTC 2017 - stefan.bruens@rwth-aachen.de
+
+- Add 0001-Fix-include-path-for-system-libqhull.patch
+  Avoid falling back to outdated bundled version
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sun Apr 30 17:33:15 UTC 2017 - toddrme2178@gmail.com
 
diff --git a/python-matplotlib.spec b/python-matplotlib.spec
index 1ee3396..867e44a 100644
--- a/python-matplotlib.spec
+++ b/python-matplotlib.spec
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ Group:          Development/Libraries/Python
 Url:            http://matplotlib.org
 Source:         https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/m/matplotlib/matplotlib-%{version}.tar.gz
 Source1:        matplotlib-setup.cfg
+# PATCH-FIX-OPENSUSE 0001-Fix-include-path-for-system-libqhull.patch stefan.bruens@rwth-aachen.de -- avoid using bundled qhull, fixed in mpl 2.1.0
+Patch0:         0001-Fix-include-path-for-system-libqhull.patch
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
 BuildRequires:  c++_compiler
@@ -230,6 +232,7 @@ for %{name} plotting package
 
 %prep
 %setup -q -n matplotlib-%{version}
+%patch0 -p1
 chmod -x lib/matplotlib/mpl-data/images/*.svg
 find examples lib/matplotlib lib/mpl_toolkits/mplot3d -type f -name "*.py" -exec sed -i "s|#!\/usr\/bin\/env python||" {} \;
 find examples lib/matplotlib lib/mpl_toolkits/mplot3d -type f -name "*.py" -exec sed -i "s|#!\/usr\/bin\/python||" {} \;