diff --git a/python-fire.changes b/python-fire.changes
index 9b2cdcf..c150fb4 100644
--- a/python-fire.changes
+++ b/python-fire.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Oct 15 03:36:44 UTC 2019 - Steve Kowalik <steven.kowalik@suse.com>
+
+- Add subpoint-usage-test.patch, which will change the subpoint usage string
+  if running under Python 3.8.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Sep 13 07:44:29 UTC 2019 - Tomáš Chvátal <tchvatal@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-fire.spec b/python-fire.spec
index 9ee2c77..8f73410 100644
--- a/python-fire.spec
+++ b/python-fire.spec
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ License:        Apache-2.0
 Group:          Development/Languages/Python
 URL:            https://github.com/google/python-fire
 Source:         https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/f/fire/fire-%{version}.tar.gz
+Patch0:         subpoint-usage-test.patch
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ interfaces (CLIs) from a Python object.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q -n fire-%{version}
+%autopatch -p1
 
 %build
 %python_build
diff --git a/subpoint-usage-test.patch b/subpoint-usage-test.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4c09dbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subpoint-usage-test.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+--- fire-0.2.1/fire/helptext_test.py~	2019-10-15 12:58:44.707467291 +1100
++++ fire-0.2.1/fire/helptext_test.py	2019-10-15 13:00:24.971635944 +1100
+@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
+ 
+ import os
+ import textwrap
++import sys
+ 
+ from fire import formatting
+ from fire import helptext
+@@ -430,6 +431,8 @@
+     t = trace.FireTrace(component, name='SubPoint')
+     usage_output = helptext.UsageText(component, trace=t, verbose=False)
+     expected_output = 'Usage: SubPoint --x=X --y=Y'
++    if sys.hexversion > 0x03080000:
++        expected_output = 'Usage: SubPoint <group> | --x=X --y=Y'
+     self.assertIn(expected_output, usage_output)
+ 
+ if __name__ == '__main__':