diff --git a/dev-python/python-iptables/files/python-iptables-1.0.0-ldconfig-fix.patch b/dev-python/python-iptables/files/python-iptables-1.0.0-ldconfig-fix.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..14fe9eae38da2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev-python/python-iptables/files/python-iptables-1.0.0-ldconfig-fix.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+diff --git a/iptc/xtables.py b/iptc/xtables.py
+index cf21029..8f62164 100644
+--- a/iptc/xtables.py
++++ b/iptc/xtables.py
+@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import ctypes as ct
+ import os
+ import sys
+ import weakref
++import pathlib
+ 
+ from . import version
+ from .util import find_library, find_libc
+@@ -805,7 +806,7 @@ _lib_xtables, xtables_version = find_library(_searchlib)
+ _xtables_libdir = os.getenv("XTABLES_LIBDIR")
+ if _xtables_libdir is None:
+     import re
+-    ldconfig_path_regex = re.compile('^(/.*):$')
++    ldconfig_path_regex = re.compile(r'^(/.*): \(.*$')
+     import subprocess
+     ldconfig = subprocess.Popen(
+         ('/sbin/ldconfig', '-N', '-v'),
diff --git a/dev-python/python-iptables/python-iptables-1.0.0.ebuild b/dev-python/python-iptables/python-iptables-1.0.0-r1.ebuild
similarity index 91%
rename from dev-python/python-iptables/python-iptables-1.0.0.ebuild
rename to dev-python/python-iptables/python-iptables-1.0.0-r1.ebuild
index 53037c8775b5a..b69547d73feee 100644
--- a/dev-python/python-iptables/python-iptables-1.0.0.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/python-iptables/python-iptables-1.0.0-r1.ebuild
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ RDEPEND="net-firewall/iptables"
 # tests manipulate live iptables rules, so disable them by default
 RESTRICT="test"
 
+PATCHES=(
+	"${FILESDIR}/python-iptables-1.0.0-ldconfig-fix.patch"
+)
+
 distutils_enable_sphinx doc
 distutils_enable_tests setup.py