diff --git a/correct-pthread-library-name.patch b/correct-pthread-library-name.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9572cef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/correct-pthread-library-name.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+Index: debugpy-1.3.0/tests/debugpy/test_threads.py
+===================================================================
+--- debugpy-1.3.0.orig/tests/debugpy/test_threads.py
++++ debugpy-1.3.0/tests/debugpy/test_threads.py
+@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ def test_debug_this_thread(pyfile, targe
+             from ctypes import CDLL, CFUNCTYPE, byref, c_void_p, c_ulong
+             from ctypes.util import find_library
+ 
+-            libpthread = CDLL(find_library("libpthread"))
++            libpthread = CDLL(find_library("pthread"))
+             thread_func_p = CFUNCTYPE(c_void_p, c_void_p)
+             thread_func = thread_func_p(
+                 foo
diff --git a/python-debugpy.changes b/python-debugpy.changes
index 62fa9e0..0b08b30 100644
--- a/python-debugpy.changes
+++ b/python-debugpy.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Sep  2 09:01:19 UTC 2021 - Steve Kowalik <steven.kowalik@suse.com>
+
+- Add correct-pthread-library-name.patch:
+  * Look for the correct pthread library. 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Jun 29 13:04:38 UTC 2021 - Ben Greiner <code@bnavigator.de>
 
diff --git a/python-debugpy.spec b/python-debugpy.spec
index a16ccac..cbc2f23 100644
--- a/python-debugpy.spec
+++ b/python-debugpy.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# spec file for package python-debugpy
+# spec file
 #
 # Copyright (c) 2021 SUSE LLC
 #
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ URL:            https://github.com/microsoft/debugpy/
 Source:         https://github.com/microsoft/%{modname}/archive/v%{version}.tar.gz#/%{modname}-%{version}.tar.gz
 # PATCH-FIX-OPENSUSE pydevd-openSUSE-attach-autoarch.patch -- support more than intel: use rpmbuild compiled attach library and let gdb figure out the architecture automatically. code@bnavigator.de
 Patch0:         pydevd-openSUSE-attach-autoarch.patch
+# PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM gh#microsoft/debugpy#716
+Patch1:         correct-pthread-library-name.patch
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module Cython}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module devel}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}