diff --git a/meta/recipes-graphics/libepoxy/libepoxy/no-need-for-python3.patch b/meta/recipes-graphics/libepoxy/libepoxy/no-need-for-python3.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dc5ef2871c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/recipes-graphics/libepoxy/libepoxy/no-need-for-python3.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+There is no need to use python3 by this package (the python scripts
+that are using during configuration only need python2.7+)
+
+Upstream-Status: innapropriate [configuration]
+
+Signed-off-by: Gary Thomas <gary@mlbassoc.com>
+--
+Index: git/configure.ac
+===================================================================
+--- git.orig/configure.ac
++++ git/configure.ac
+@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ m4_ifndef([XORG_MACROS_VERSION],
+ XORG_MACROS_VERSION(1.8)
+ XORG_DEFAULT_OPTIONS
+ 
+-AC_CHECK_PROGS([PYTHON], [python3 python2 python])
++AC_CHECK_PROGS([PYTHON], [python2 python])
+ 
+ # Initialize libtool
+ AC_DISABLE_STATIC
diff --git a/meta/recipes-graphics/libepoxy/libepoxy_git.bb b/meta/recipes-graphics/libepoxy/libepoxy_git.bb
index 9816257495..535af5d9f1 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-graphics/libepoxy/libepoxy_git.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-graphics/libepoxy/libepoxy_git.bb
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ SRC_URI = " \
     git://github.com/anholt/libepoxy.git \
     file://0001-select-platforms-based-on-configuration-results.patch \
     file://0002-add-an-option-to-disable-glx-support.patch \
+    file://no-need-for-python3.patch \
 "
 SRCREV="20062c25e7612cab023cdef44d3277ba1bd0b2de"
 PV = "1.2+git${SRCPV}"