diff --git a/rrdtool-1.7.2-python-rpath-fix.patch b/rrdtool-1.7.2-python-rpath-fix.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c44333a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rrdtool-1.7.2-python-rpath-fix.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+diff --git a/bindings/Makefile.am b/bindings/Makefile.am
+index 3632b3c..cd1df6a 100644
+--- a/bindings/Makefile.am
++++ b/bindings/Makefile.am
+@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ python:
+           && env \
+                ABS_TOP_SRCDIR=${abs_top_srcdir} \
+                ABS_TOP_BUILDDIR=${abs_top_builddir} \
+-               LD_RUN_PATH=$(libdir) \
+                $(PYTHON) ${abs_srcdir}/$@/setup.py build_ext $(PYTHON_RPATH) \
+           && env \
+                ABS_TOP_SRCDIR=${abs_top_srcdir} \
diff --git a/rrdtool.spec b/rrdtool.spec
index 67d65eb..31097d9 100644
--- a/rrdtool.spec
+++ b/rrdtool.spec
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 Summary: Round Robin Database Tool to store and display time-series data
 Name: rrdtool
 Version: 1.7.2
-Release: 18%{?dist}
+Release: 19%{?dist}
 License: GPLv2+ with exceptions
 URL: https://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/
 Source0: https://oss.oetiker.ch/%{name}/pub/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ Patch2: rrdtool-1.4.7-php55.patch
 Patch3: rrdtool-1.6.0-ruby-2-fix.patch
 # enable php bindings on ppc
 Patch4: rrdtool-1.4.8-php-ppc-fix.patch
+Patch5: rrdtool-1.7.2-python-rpath-fix.patch
 
 Requires: dejavu-sans-mono-fonts
 Requires(post): systemd
@@ -165,6 +166,7 @@ The %{name}-lua package includes RRDtool bindings for Lua.
 %patch3 -p1 -b .ruby-2-fix
 %endif
 %patch4 -p1 -b .php-ppc-fix
+%patch5 -p1 -b .python-rpath-fix
 
 # Fix to find correct python dir on lib64
 perl -pi -e 's|get_python_lib\(0,0,prefix|get_python_lib\(1,0,prefix|g' \
@@ -213,10 +215,6 @@ cp -p /usr/lib/rpm/redhat/config.{guess,sub} php4/
     --disable-static \
     --with-pic
 
-# Remove rpath from python
-sed -i 's|\bsetup.py build_ext\b|setup.py build_ext -R '"''"'|g' \
-    bindings/Makefile
-
 # Fix another rpath issue
 perl -pi.orig -e 's|-Wl,--rpath -Wl,\$rp||g' \
     bindings/perl-shared/Makefile.PL
@@ -398,6 +396,10 @@ LD_LIBRARY_PATH=%{buildroot}%{_libdir} php -n \
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Wed May 26 2021 Jaroslav Škarvada <jskarvad@redhat.com> - 1.7.2-19
+- Removed rpath from python bindings better way
+  Related: rhbz#1960385
+
 * Wed May 26 2021 Jaroslav Škarvada <jskarvad@redhat.com> - 1.7.2-18
 - Removed rpath from python bindings
   Resolves: rhbz#1960385