diff --git a/srcpkgs/afew/patches/afew-python-3.8.patch b/srcpkgs/afew/patches/afew-python-3.8.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6275d8f9d07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/afew/patches/afew-python-3.8.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+--- afew/filters/__init__.py
++++ afew/filters/__init__.py
+@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@
+ 
+ __all__ = list(filename[:-3]
+                for filename in glob.glob1(os.path.dirname(__file__), '*.py')
+-               if filename is not '__init__.py')
++               if filename != '__init__.py')
diff --git a/srcpkgs/afew/template b/srcpkgs/afew/template
index 9f5020c9f21..9861d25fd5e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/afew/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/afew/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'afew'
 pkgname=afew
 version=2.0.0
-revision=3
+revision=4
 archs=noarch
 build_style=python3-module
 pycompile_module="afew"