diff --git a/61341150-fix-constructor-param-name.patch b/61341150-fix-constructor-param-name.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6b265f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/61341150-fix-constructor-param-name.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+commit 613411502d2cdf3541837710239409044a376b0a
+Author: Daniel P. Berrangé <berrange@redhat.com>
+Date:   Tue Oct 6 10:30:59 2020 +0100
+
+    fix constructor param name for virDomainSnapshot / virDomainCheckpoint
+    
+    Fixes 7f021c21d6a091ca33615852d6061e75b2500f3f
+    Resolves https://gitlab.com/libvirt/libvirt-python/-/issues/4
+    
+    Signed-off-by: Daniel P. Berrangé <berrange@redhat.com>
+
+Index: libvirt-python-6.8.0/generator.py
+===================================================================
+--- libvirt-python-6.8.0.orig/generator.py
++++ libvirt-python-6.8.0/generator.py
+@@ -1482,7 +1482,7 @@ def buildWrappers(module: str) -> None:
+                 classes.write("    def __init__(self, conn, _obj=None):\n")
+                 classes.write("        self._conn = conn\n")
+             elif classname in ["virDomainCheckpoint", "virDomainSnapshot"]:
+-                classes.write("    def __init__(self, net, _obj=None):\n")
++                classes.write("    def __init__(self, dom, _obj=None):\n")
+                 classes.write("        self._dom = dom\n")
+                 classes.write("        self._conn = dom.connect()\n")
+             elif classname in ["virNetworkPort"]:
diff --git a/python-libvirt-python.changes b/python-libvirt-python.changes
index 330c598..25d254b 100644
--- a/python-libvirt-python.changes
+++ b/python-libvirt-python.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Oct 12 19:34:25 UTC 2020 - James Fehlig <jfehlig@suse.com>
+
+- fix constructor param name for virDomain{Checkpoint,Snapshot}
+  61341150-fix-constructor-param-name.patch
+  boo#1177559
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Oct  1 16:49:58 UTC 2020 - James Fehlig <jfehlig@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-libvirt-python.spec b/python-libvirt-python.spec
index a7ae8e7..94651ac 100644
--- a/python-libvirt-python.spec
+++ b/python-libvirt-python.spec
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ Group:          Development/Languages/Python
 Source0:        %{srcname}-%{version}.tar.gz
 Source1:        %{srcname}-%{version}.tar.gz.asc
 Source2:        python-libvirt-python.keyring
+Patch0:         61341150-fix-constructor-param-name.patch
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  libvirt-devel = %{version}
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ of recent versions of Linux (v2.6.20+).
 
 %prep
 %setup -q -n %{srcname}-%{version}
+%patch0 -p1
 
 # Unset execute bit for example scripts; it can introduce spurious
 # RPM dependencies, like /usr/bin/python which can pull in python2