diff --git a/meta-openembedded/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python-systemd/0002-setup.py-switch-from-distutils-to-setuptools.patch b/meta-openembedded/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python-systemd/0002-setup.py-switch-from-distutils-to-setuptools.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b3180f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-openembedded/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python-systemd/0002-setup.py-switch-from-distutils-to-setuptools.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+From a681a79472df85cdc8c052bc61fb8b9e7b9a6495 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Tim Orling <tim.orling@konsulko.com>
+Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2022 11:50:36 -0800
+Subject: [PATCH] setup.py: switch from distutils to setuptools
+
+In Python 3.10, distutils is deprecated and slated for removal in Python
+3.12. It also prevents 'setup.py bdist_wheel' from building a wheel.
+
+Upstream-Status: Submitted
+[https://github.com/systemd/python-systemd/pull/103]
+
+Signed-off-by: Tim Orling <tim.orling@konsulko.com>
+---
+ setup.py | 2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
+index 099819b..fe9c03a 100644
+--- a/setup.py
++++ b/setup.py
+@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
+ import sys, os
+-from distutils.core import setup, Extension
++from setuptools import setup, Extension
+ from subprocess import Popen, PIPE, check_output
+ 
+ def call(*cmd):
+-- 
+2.30.2
+