diff --git a/pypa-virtualenv-1189.patch b/pypa-virtualenv-1189.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b022337
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pypa-virtualenv-1189.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+From 786675a83f494202cb9522d57a98e5ddc0d7405e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Ashley Whetter <asw@dneg.com>
+Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2018 10:48:19 -0700
+Subject: [PATCH] Fixed failure to copy on platforms that use lib64
+
+The current behaviour attempts to copy a "lib" folder from the current directory, 
+instead of copying the "lib" folder inside the virtualenv. Therefore the copying would fail.
+This fixes that by always copying the "lib" folder from the virtualenv.
+
+---
+ virtualenv.py | 2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/virtualenv.py b/virtualenv.py
+index c008a395..34c2f6a1 100755
+--- a/virtualenv.py
++++ b/virtualenv.py
+@@ -1559,7 +1559,7 @@ def fix_lib64(lib_dir, symlink=True):
+     if symlink:
+         os.symlink('lib', lib64_link)
+     else:
+-        copyfile('lib', lib64_link)
++        copyfile(lib_dir, lib64_link)
+ 
+ def resolve_interpreter(exe):
+     """
diff --git a/python-virtualenv.changes b/python-virtualenv.changes
index dff9931..75c69b0 100644
--- a/python-virtualenv.changes
+++ b/python-virtualenv.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Jul 20 16:29:52 UTC 2018 - mwilck@suse.com
+
+- Fix failure of virtualenv --always-copy (bsc#1102096)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Feb 21 08:13:12 UTC 2018 - tbechtold@suse.com
 
diff --git a/python-virtualenv.spec b/python-virtualenv.spec
index 18e6c3f..97a5840 100644
--- a/python-virtualenv.spec
+++ b/python-virtualenv.spec
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ Summary:        Virtual Python Environment builder
 License:        MIT
 Group:          Development/Languages/Python
 Source:         https://pypi.io/packages/source/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-%{version}.tar.gz
+Patch01:        pypa-virtualenv-1189.patch
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module devel}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ libraries either).
 
 %prep
 %setup -q -n virtualenv-%{version}
+%patch01 -p1
 
 %build
 %python_build