diff --git a/py313-makesuite.patch b/py313-makesuite.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f39d25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/py313-makesuite.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+Index: slimit-0.8.1/src/slimit/tests/test_lexer.py
+===================================================================
+--- slimit-0.8.1.orig/src/slimit/tests/test_lexer.py
++++ slimit-0.8.1/src/slimit/tests/test_lexer.py
+@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ for index, (input, expected) in enumerat
+ 
+ def test_suite():
+     return unittest.TestSuite((
+-        unittest.makeSuite(LexerTestCase),
++        unittest.defaultTestLoader.loadTestsFromTestCase(LexerTestCase),
+         doctest.DocFileSuite(
+             '../lexer.py',
+             optionflags=doctest.NORMALIZE_WHITESPACE|doctest.ELLIPSIS
diff --git a/python-slimit.changes b/python-slimit.changes
index a27da2b..bf43ec6 100644
--- a/python-slimit.changes
+++ b/python-slimit.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Nov 19 10:30:28 UTC 2024 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
+
+- add py313-makesuite.patch to fix unittest.makeSuite removal
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Mar  4 04:53:47 UTC 2024 - Steve Kowalik <steven.kowalik@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-slimit.spec b/python-slimit.spec
index 500c7e0..3c15ccc 100644
--- a/python-slimit.spec
+++ b/python-slimit.spec
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ Source:         https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/s/slimit/slimit-%
 Patch0:         python-slimit-add-licence.patch
 # https://github.com/rspivak/slimit/commit/40956e7fc6e954b3e6d7b629faeb3303f5efb7ea
 Patch1:         python-slimit-fix-python3.patch
+Patch2:         py313-makesuite.patch
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pip}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module ply >= 3.4}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}