diff --git a/evdev-re-Pattern.patch b/evdev-re-Pattern.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9fc4b87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/evdev-re-Pattern.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+diff --git a/evdev/util.py b/evdev/util.py
+index 818be69..e8009f7 100644
+--- a/evdev/util.py
++++ b/evdev/util.py
+@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@ def find_ecodes_by_regex(regex):
+     '''
+     Find ecodes matching a regex and return a mapping of event type to event codes.
+ 
++    regex can be a pattern string or a compiled regular expression object.
++
+     Example
+     -------
+     >>> find_ecodes_by_regex(r'(ABS|KEY)_BR(AKE|EAK)')
+@@ -130,7 +132,7 @@ def find_ecodes_by_regex(regex):
+     }
+     '''
+ 
+-    regex = regex if isinstance(regex, re.Pattern) else re.compile(regex)
++    regex = re.compile(regex)  # re.compile is idempotent
+     result = collections.defaultdict(list)
+ 
+     for type_code, codes in ecodes.bytype.items():
diff --git a/python-evdev.changes b/python-evdev.changes
index 0b803ef..69ccd79 100644
--- a/python-evdev.changes
+++ b/python-evdev.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Apr  9 20:28:30 UTC 2021 - Ben Greiner <code@bnavigator.de>
+
+- Add evdev-re-Pattern.patch -- gh#gvalkov/python-evdev#152
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat Jan 23 01:05:35 UTC 2021 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-evdev.spec b/python-evdev.spec
index 88bbcef..5451c42 100644
--- a/python-evdev.spec
+++ b/python-evdev.spec
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ Group:          Development/Languages/Python
 URL:            https://github.com/gvalkov/python-evdev
 # Source needs to be pulled form Github as the source distribution on PyPI lacks the test directory
 Source:         https://github.com/gvalkov/python-evdev/archive/v%{version}.tar.gz
+# PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM evdev-re-Pattern.patch -- gh#gvalkov/python-evdev#152
+Patch1:         evdev-re-Pattern.patch
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module devel}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
@@ -45,7 +47,7 @@ input devices that can inject events directly into the input
 subsystem.
 
 %prep
-%autosetup
+%autosetup -p1
 
 %build
 %python_build