diff --git a/srcpkgs/torbrowser-launcher/patches/python-3.8.patch b/srcpkgs/torbrowser-launcher/patches/python-3.8.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6003bd751cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/torbrowser-launcher/patches/python-3.8.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- setup.py.orig
++++ setup.py
+@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
+ SHARE = 'share'
+ 
+ # detect linux distribution
+-distro = platform.dist()[0]
++distro = 'Void'
+ 
+ 
+ def file_list(path):