diff --git a/python-scikit-build.changes b/python-scikit-build.changes
index 93a65a0..517771c 100644
--- a/python-scikit-build.changes
+++ b/python-scikit-build.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Mar 10 10:33:57 UTC 2020 - Tomáš Chvátal <tchvatal@suse.com>
+
+- Add patch to build with python3.8:
+  * python38.patch
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Jun 27 13:14:57 UTC 2019 - Benjamin Greiner <code@bnavigator.de>
 
diff --git a/python-scikit-build.spec b/python-scikit-build.spec
index 9ba7924..4641418 100644
--- a/python-scikit-build.spec
+++ b/python-scikit-build.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python-scikit-build
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2019 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2020 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -22,13 +22,14 @@ Version:        0.10.0
 Release:        0
 Summary:        Improved build system generator for Python C/C++/Fortran/Cython extensions
 License:        MIT
-Group:          Development/Languages/Python
 URL:            https://github.com/scikit-build/scikit-build
 Source:         https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/s/scikit-build/scikit-build-%{version}.tar.gz
+Patch0:         python38.patch
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module devel}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools >= 28.0.0}
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
+Requires:       python-distro
 Requires:       python-packaging
 Requires:       python-setuptools >= 28.0.0
 Requires:       python-wheel >= 0.29.0
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ Requires:       python-wheel >= 0.29.0
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module Cython >= 0.25.1}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module codecov >= 2.0.5}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module coverage >= 4.2}
+BuildRequires:  %{python_module distro}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module flake8 >= 3.0.4}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module packaging}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module path.py >= 11.5.0}
@@ -61,6 +63,7 @@ Improved build system generator for Python C/C++/Fortran/Cython extensions
 
 %prep
 %setup -q -n scikit-build-%{version}
+%patch0 -p1
 
 %build
 %python_build
@@ -69,7 +72,6 @@ Improved build system generator for Python C/C++/Fortran/Cython extensions
 %python_install
 %python_expand %fdupes %{buildroot}%{$python_sitelib}
 
-
 %check
 # setup.py install, develop, etc default to writing to /usr .
 #  Tests need enhancing upstream or patching.
diff --git a/python38.patch b/python38.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f7f6e62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python38.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+From faa7284e5bc4c72bc8744987acdf3297b5d2e7e4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Ben <code@bnavigator.de>
+Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2019 02:03:58 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] platform.linux_distribution() was removed in Python 3.8. Move
+ to distro package (#458)
+
+---
+ requirements.txt                    | 3 ++-
+ skbuild/platform_specifics/linux.py | 3 ++-
+ 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
+index 7111c997..66c7b92f 100644
+--- a/requirements.txt
++++ b/requirements.txt
+@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+ wheel>=0.29.0
+ setuptools>=28.0.0
+-packaging
+\ No newline at end of file
++packaging
++distro
+diff --git a/skbuild/platform_specifics/linux.py b/skbuild/platform_specifics/linux.py
+index c13666a7..431017f8 100644
+--- a/skbuild/platform_specifics/linux.py
++++ b/skbuild/platform_specifics/linux.py
+@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+ """This module defines object specific to Linux platform."""
+ 
++import distro
+ import platform
+ import sys
+ import textwrap
+@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ def build_essential_install_cmd():
+         """
+         # gentoo, slackware: Compiler is available by default.
+ 
+-        distribution_name = platform.linux_distribution()[0]
++        distribution_name = distro.id()
+         cmd = ""
+         if distribution_name in [
+                 'debian', 'Ubuntu', 'mandrake', 'mandriva']: