diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-cryptography/template b/srcpkgs/python-cryptography/template
index abc066a1652..173542dfa61 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-cryptography/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-cryptography/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'python-cryptography'
 pkgname=python-cryptography
 version=1.8.1
-revision=1
+revision=2
 wrksrc="cryptography-${version}"
 build_style=python-module
 hostmakedepends="python-setuptools python3-setuptools libressl-devel
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/c/cryptography/cryptography-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=323524312bb467565ebca7e50c8ae5e9674e544951d28a2904a50012a8828190
 
 pre_build() {
+	sed -i '/packaging/d' setup.py
 	sed -i 's/packaging.version/pkg_resources.extern.\0/' src/cryptography/utils.py
 }
 post_install() {