diff --git a/recipes-devtools/python/rpi-gpio/0001-setup.py-Use-setuptools-instead-of-distutils.patch b/recipes-devtools/python/rpi-gpio/0001-setup.py-Use-setuptools-instead-of-distutils.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..33480b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes-devtools/python/rpi-gpio/0001-setup.py-Use-setuptools-instead-of-distutils.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+From df5657d772accb275a12c1b1690befa8d87305c8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Khem Raj <raj.khem@gmail.com>
+Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2022 09:53:41 -0800
+Subject: [PATCH] setup.py: Use setuptools instead of distutils
+
+Upstream-Status: Pending
+
+Signed-off-by: Khem Raj <raj.khem@gmail.com>
+---
+ setup.py | 2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
+index 2b600ca..0fa0807 100644
+--- a/setup.py
++++ b/setup.py
+@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ SOFTWARE.
+ """
+ 
+-from distutils.core import setup, Extension
++from setuptools import setup, Extension
+ 
+ classifiers = ['Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable',
+                'Operating System :: POSIX :: Linux',
+-- 
+2.35.1
+
diff --git a/recipes-devtools/python/rpi-gpio_0.7.0.bb b/recipes-devtools/python/rpi-gpio_0.7.0.bb
index 574021e..a92d2f5 100644
--- a/recipes-devtools/python/rpi-gpio_0.7.0.bb
+++ b/recipes-devtools/python/rpi-gpio_0.7.0.bb
@@ -7,8 +7,11 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENCE.txt;md5=9b95630a648966b142f1a0dcea001cb7"
 PYPI_PACKAGE = "RPi.GPIO"
 inherit pypi setuptools3
 
-SRC_URI += "file://0001-Remove-nested-functions.patch"
-SRC_URI[md5sum] = "777617f9dea9a1680f9af43db0cf150e"
+PIP_INSTALL_PACKAGE = "RPi.GPIO"
+
+SRC_URI += "file://0001-Remove-nested-functions.patch \
+            file://0001-setup.py-Use-setuptools-instead-of-distutils.patch \
+           "
 SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "7424bc6c205466764f30f666c18187a0824077daf20b295c42f08aea2cb87d3f"
 
 COMPATIBLE_MACHINE = "^rpi$"