diff --git a/python-rsa.changes b/python-rsa.changes
index 018d6bb..9c11401 100644
--- a/python-rsa.changes
+++ b/python-rsa.changes
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
-Fri Nov 23 11:18:01 UTC 2012 - saschpe@suse.de
+Mon Aug 12 15:26:44 UTC 2013 - speilicke@suse.com
 
-- Update to verison 3.1.1:
+- Add rsa-use-system-setuptools.patch
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Nov 23 11:18:01 UTC 2012 - speilicke@suse.com
+
+- Update to version 3.1.1:
   + Upstream provides no changelog
 
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/python-rsa.spec b/python-rsa.spec
index 476322d..5101693 100644
--- a/python-rsa.spec
+++ b/python-rsa.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python-rsa
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2012 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2013 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ Summary:        Pure-Python RSA Implementation
 License:        Apache-2.0
 Group:          Development/Languages/Python
 Source:         http://pypi.python.org/packages/source/r/rsa/rsa-%{version}.tar.gz
+Patch0:         rsa-use-system-setuptools.patch
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 BuildRequires:  python-devel
 BuildRequires:  python-distribute
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ PKCS#1 version 1.5.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q -n rsa-%{version}
+%patch0 -p1
 
 %build
 python setup.py build
diff --git a/rsa-use-system-setuptools.patch b/rsa-use-system-setuptools.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cd3f396
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rsa-use-system-setuptools.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+diff -ruN a/setup.py b/setup.py
+--- a/setup.py	2012-06-18 16:14:17.000000000 +0200
++++ b/setup.py	2013-08-12 17:25:36.196839624 +0200
+@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
+ #!/usr/bin/env python
+ 
+-# Ensure that a reasonably recent version of 'distribute' is installed.
+-from distribute_setup import use_setuptools
+-use_setuptools('0.6.10')
+-
+ from setuptools import setup
+ 
+ import rsa