diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-yaml/patches/cython3.patch b/srcpkgs/python3-yaml/patches/cython3.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..601e79891aac30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-yaml/patches/cython3.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- a/setup.py
++++ b/setup.py
+@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
+     with_cython = True
+ try:
+     from Cython.Distutils.extension import Extension as _Extension
+-    from Cython.Distutils import build_ext as _build_ext
++    from Cython.Distutils.old_build_ext import old_build_ext as _build_ext
+     with_cython = True
+ except ImportError:
+     if with_cython:
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-yaml/template b/srcpkgs/python3-yaml/template
index f281f217fa4032..ab7417caf44c94 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-yaml/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-yaml/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'python3-yaml'
 pkgname=python3-yaml
 version=6.0
-revision=2
+revision=3
 build_style=python3-module
 hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools python3-Cython"
 makedepends="libyaml-devel python3-devel"