diff --git a/python-nodeenv-no-mock.patch b/python-nodeenv-no-mock.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..30d4674
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python-nodeenv-no-mock.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+Index: nodeenv-1.6.0/tests/nodeenv_test.py
+===================================================================
+--- nodeenv-1.6.0.orig/tests/nodeenv_test.py	2021-04-09 10:10:31.000000000 +0200
++++ nodeenv-1.6.0/tests/nodeenv_test.py	2022-03-24 12:24:46.558624770 +0100
+@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import subprocess
+ import sys
+ import sysconfig
+ 
+-import mock
++import unittest.mock as mock
+ import pytest
+ 
+ import nodeenv
+Index: nodeenv-1.6.0/tests/test_install_activate.py
+===================================================================
+--- nodeenv-1.6.0.orig/tests/test_install_activate.py	2021-04-09 10:10:31.000000000 +0200
++++ nodeenv-1.6.0/tests/test_install_activate.py	2022-03-24 12:26:03.387083907 +0100
+@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
+ import sys
+ import os
+ 
+-import mock
++import unittest.mock as mock
+ import pytest
+ 
+ import nodeenv
diff --git a/python-nodeenv.changes b/python-nodeenv.changes
index a7d13a8..16d3e63 100644
--- a/python-nodeenv.changes
+++ b/python-nodeenv.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Mar 24 11:47:05 UTC 2022 - pgajdos@suse.com
+
+- do not require pytest-mock for build
+- added patches
+  fix https://github.com/ekalinin/nodeenv/issues/302
+  + python-nodeenv-no-mock.patch
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Jun 17 21:09:12 UTC 2021 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-nodeenv.spec b/python-nodeenv.spec
index a716ae0..e103318 100644
--- a/python-nodeenv.spec
+++ b/python-nodeenv.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python-nodeenv
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2022 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ Summary:        Nodejs virtual environment builder
 License:        BSD-2-Clause
 URL:            https://github.com/ekalinin/nodeenv
 Source:         https://github.com/ekalinin/nodeenv/archive/%{version}.tar.gz#/nodeenv-%{version}.tar.gz
-BuildRequires:  %{python_module mock}
+# https://github.com/ekalinin/nodeenv/issues/302
+Patch0:         python-nodeenv-no-mock.patch
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ Node.js virtual environment builder.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q -n nodeenv-%{version}
+%patch0 -p1
 
 %build
 %python_build