diff --git a/python-base.changes b/python-base.changes
index 9d8525e..b396993 100644
--- a/python-base.changes
+++ b/python-base.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Jan 30 16:08:33 UTC 2018 - tchvatal@suse.com
+
+- Add patch python-fix-shebang.patch to fix bsc#1078326
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Dec 22 16:49:38 UTC 2017 - jmatejek@suse.com
 
diff --git a/python-base.spec b/python-base.spec
index 228d1ee..0511256 100644
--- a/python-base.spec
+++ b/python-base.spec
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ Patch34:        python-2.7.9-sles-disable-verification-by-default.patch
 Patch35:        python-ncurses-6.0-accessors.patch
 # PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM bmwiedemann@suse.de -- allow python packages to build reproducibly
 Patch38:        reproducible.patch
+# PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM taken from upstream fix py3 shebang
+Patch39:        python-fix-shebang.patch
 # COMMON-PATCH-END
 %define         python_version    %(echo %{tarversion} | head -c 3)
 BuildRequires:  automake
@@ -159,6 +161,7 @@ other applications.
 %endif
 %patch35 -p1
 %patch38 -p1
+%patch39 -p1
 
 # drop Autoconf version requirement
 sed -i 's/^version_required/dnl version_required/' configure.ac
diff --git a/python-doc.spec b/python-doc.spec
index 51e3388..eaae423 100644
--- a/python-doc.spec
+++ b/python-doc.spec
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ Patch34:        python-2.7.9-sles-disable-verification-by-default.patch
 Patch35:        python-ncurses-6.0-accessors.patch
 # PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM bmwiedemann@suse.de -- allow python packages to build reproducibly
 Patch38:        reproducible.patch
+# PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM taken from upstream fix py3 shebang
+Patch39:        python-fix-shebang.patch
 # COMMON-PATCH-END
 Provides:       pyth_doc
 Provides:       pyth_ps
@@ -106,6 +108,7 @@ Python, and Macintosh Module Reference in PDF format.
 %endif
 %patch35 -p1
 %patch38 -p1
+%patch39 -p1
 
 # drop Autoconf version requirement
 sed -i 's/^version_required/dnl version_required/' configure.ac
diff --git a/python-fix-shebang.patch b/python-fix-shebang.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e7de566
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python-fix-shebang.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+From 448c6739877a4143a2c3599f041fa6127f354044 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Victor Stinner <victor.stinner@gmail.com>
+Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2017 17:04:34 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] bpo-29512: Fix Lib/test/bisect.py shebang (#4522)
+
+Replace python3 with python2.
+---
+ Lib/test/bisect.py | 2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/Lib/test/bisect.py b/Lib/test/bisect.py
+index 6fc561890262..1bf32ef06dd9 100755
+--- a/Lib/test/bisect.py
++++ b/Lib/test/bisect.py
+@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
+-#!/usr/bin/env python3
++#!/usr/bin/env python2
+ """
+ Command line tool to bisect failing CPython tests.
+ 
diff --git a/python.spec b/python.spec
index b8b34b8..8c4b0af 100644
--- a/python.spec
+++ b/python.spec
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ Patch34:        python-2.7.9-sles-disable-verification-by-default.patch
 Patch35:        python-ncurses-6.0-accessors.patch
 # PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM bmwiedemann@suse.de -- allow python packages to build reproducibly
 Patch38:        reproducible.patch
+# PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM taken from upstream fix py3 shebang
+Patch39:        python-fix-shebang.patch
 # COMMON-PATCH-END
 BuildRequires:  automake
 BuildRequires:  db-devel
@@ -212,6 +214,7 @@ that rely on earlier non-verification behavior.
 %endif
 %patch35 -p1
 %patch38 -p1
+%patch39 -p1
 
 # drop Autoconf version requirement
 sed -i 's/^version_required/dnl version_required/' configure.ac