diff --git a/meta-openembedded/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-icu_2.8.1.bb b/meta-openembedded/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-icu_2.8.1.bb
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+SUMMARY = "Python extension wrapping the ICU C++ API"
+HOMEPAGE = "https://gitlab.pyicu.org/main/pyicu"
+BUGTRACKER = "https://gitlab.pyicu.org/main/pyicu/-/issues"
+SECTION = "devel/python"
+LICENSE = "MIT"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=0724597863f1581ab01429e0423e779f"
+
+DEPENDS += "icu"
+
+PYPI_PACKAGE = "PyICU"
+SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "f0b9549a87f87ba7c413f13679d137271e0b37f1f39b0109ace38257d4d148d6"
+
+SRC_URI += "file://0001-Fix-host-contamination-of-include-files.patch"
+
+inherit pkgconfig pypi python_setuptools_build_meta