diff --git a/python-qt5.spec b/python-qt5.spec
index 4b25069..359a9e6 100644
--- a/python-qt5.spec
+++ b/python-qt5.spec
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 Summary: Python bindings for Qt5
 Name: 	 python-qt5 
 Version: 5.4.1
-Release: 3%{?dist}
+Release: 4%{?dist}
 
 # all BSD, except for GPLv2+ dbus bindings and examples
 License: BSD and GPLv2+
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ Source1: macros.pyqt5
 ## upstream patches
 
 ## upstreamable patches
+Patch0: python-qt5_sipdir.patch
 
 BuildRequires: chrpath
 BuildRequires: findutils
@@ -111,6 +112,7 @@ BuildArch: noarch
 
 %prep
 %setup -q -n PyQt-gpl-%{version}%{?snap:-snapshot-%{snap}}
+%patch0 -p1
 
 %if 0%{?with_python3}
 rm -rf %{py3dir}
@@ -278,7 +280,7 @@ sed -i \
 %{_bindir}/pylupdate5
 %{_bindir}/pyrcc5
 %{_bindir}/pyuic5
-%{_datadir}/sip/PyQt5/
+%{_datadir}/python3-sip/PyQt5/
 %endif # with_python3
 
 %files doc
@@ -287,6 +289,9 @@ sed -i \
 
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Jun 05 2015 Sandro Mani <manisandro@gmail.com> - 5.4.1-4
+- Add patch to fix python3 sip installation dir (#1228432)
+
 * Sat May 02 2015 Kalev Lember <kalevlember@gmail.com> - 5.4.1-3
 - Rebuilt for GCC 5 C++11 ABI change
 
diff --git a/python-qt5_sipdir.patch b/python-qt5_sipdir.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8f42211
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python-qt5_sipdir.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+diff -rupN PyQt-gpl-5.4.1/configure.py PyQt-gpl-5.4.1-new/configure.py
+--- PyQt-gpl-5.4.1/configure.py	2015-02-26 13:17:00.000000000 +0100
++++ PyQt-gpl-5.4.1-new/configure.py	2015-06-05 00:12:06.326506542 +0200
+@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import os
+ import shutil
+ import stat
+ import sys
++import sipconfig
+ 
+ 
+ # Initialise the constants.
+@@ -463,7 +464,7 @@ class TargetConfiguration:
+         self.py_version = py_config.version
+         self.pyqt_bin_dir = py_config.bin_dir
+         self.pyqt_module_dir = py_config.module_dir
+-        self.pyqt_sip_dir = os.path.join(py_config.data_dir, 'sip', 'PyQt5')
++        self.pyqt_sip_dir = os.path.join(sipconfig.Configuration().default_sip_dir, 'PyQt5')
+         self.pyuic_interpreter = py_config.pyuic_interpreter
+ 
+         # The qmake spec we want to use.