diff --git a/Make-docs-build-python3-compatible.patch b/Make-docs-build-python3-compatible.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..58a3e86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Make-docs-build-python3-compatible.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+From 16c745b7e9e239535a8c71dc7022b477a5165e01 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Robbie Harwood <rharwood@redhat.com>
+Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2018 15:07:48 -0400
+Subject: [PATCH] Make docs build python3-compatible
+
+python3 removed execfile(), which we use for loading version data and
+paths information in docs.  Call exec() directly instead.
+
+ticket: 8692 (new)
+(cherry picked from commit a7c6d98480f1e33454173f88381921472d72f80a)
+---
+ doc/conf.py | 4 ++--
+ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/doc/conf.py b/doc/conf.py
+index 25ba214a8..0555808e6 100644
+--- a/doc/conf.py
++++ b/doc/conf.py
+@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ copyright = u'1985-2018, MIT'
+ # The version info for the project you're documenting, acts as replacement for
+ # |version| and |release|, also used in various other places throughout the
+ # built documents.
+-execfile("version.py")
++exec(open("version.py").read())
+ # The short X.Y version.
+ r_list = [r_major, r_minor]
+ if r_patch:
+@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ if 'mansubs' in tags:
+     ckeytab = '``@CKTNAME@``'
+ elif 'pathsubs' in tags:
+     # Read configured paths from a file produced by the build system.
+-    execfile('paths.py')
++    exec(open("paths.py").read())
+ else:
+     bindir = ':ref:`BINDIR <paths>`'
+     sbindir = ':ref:`SBINDIR <paths>`'
diff --git a/krb5.spec b/krb5.spec
index a408bf7..305ffcc 100644
--- a/krb5.spec
+++ b/krb5.spec
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Summary: The Kerberos network authentication system
 Name: krb5
 Version: 1.16.1
 # for prerelease, should be e.g., 0.% {prerelease}.1% { ?dist } (without spaces)
-Release: 4%{?dist}
+Release: 5%{?dist}
 
 # lookaside-cached sources; two downloads and a build artifact
 Source0: https://web.mit.edu/kerberos/dist/krb5/1.16/krb5-%{version}%{prerelease}.tar.gz
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ Patch70: Fix-segfault-in-finish_dispatch.patch
 Patch71: Log-when-non-root-ksu-authorization-fails.patch
 Patch72: Add-k5_dir_filenames-to-libkrb5support.patch
 Patch73: Process-profile-includedir-in-sorted-order.patch
+Patch74: Make-docs-build-python3-compatible.patch
 
 License: MIT
 URL: http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/
@@ -741,6 +742,10 @@ exit 0
 %{_libdir}/libkadm5srv_mit.so.*
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Jun 14 2018 Robbie Harwood <rharwood@redhat.com> - 1.16.1-5
+- Make docs build python3-compatible
+- Resolves: #1590928
+
 * Thu Jun 07 2018 Robbie Harwood <rharwood@redhat.com> - 1.16.1-4
 - Update includedir processing to match upstream