diff --git a/recipes-devtools/python/python3-patch/0001-PATCH-setup.py-switch-to-setuptools.patch b/recipes-devtools/python/python3-patch/0001-PATCH-setup.py-switch-to-setuptools.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f9963f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes-devtools/python/python3-patch/0001-PATCH-setup.py-switch-to-setuptools.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+From 314be675a933ed262687b25ea70f23d3454e3651 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Patrick Vogelaar <patrick.vogelaar@belden.com>
+Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2024 10:59:45 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] setup.py: switch to setuptools
+
+In Python 3.10, 'distutils' has been deprecated and is slated for
+removal in Python 3.12.
+
+Switch from 'distutils.core' to 'setuptools'. This also allows for the
+'wheel' binary archive format to be built with 'setup.py bdist_wheel'.
+---
+ setup.py | 2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
+index 0307afd..1289f25 100644
+--- a/setup.py
++++ b/setup.py
+@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
+-from distutils.core import setup
++from setuptools import setup
+ 
+ setup(
+     name='patch',
diff --git a/recipes-devtools/python/python3-patch_1.16.bb b/recipes-devtools/python/python3-patch_1.16.bb
index 6627a2b..6e7ff15 100755
--- a/recipes-devtools/python/python3-patch_1.16.bb
+++ b/recipes-devtools/python/python3-patch_1.16.bb
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "c62073f356cff054c8ac24496f1a3d7cfa137835c31e9af39a9f5292fd
 
 inherit pypi
 
-SRC_URI = "${PYPI_SRC_URI};subdir=${PYPI_PACKAGE}-${PV}"
+SRC_URI = "${PYPI_SRC_URI};subdir=${PYPI_PACKAGE}-${PV} \
+           file://0001-PATCH-setup.py-switch-to-setuptools.patch \
+           "
 
 inherit setuptools3