diff --git a/dev-python/httplib2/files/httplib2-0.12.1-use-system-cacerts.patch b/dev-python/httplib2/files/httplib2-0.12.1-use-system-cacerts.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..e189a54072432
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev-python/httplib2/files/httplib2-0.12.1-use-system-cacerts.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+--- a/python2/httplib2/certs.py
++++ b/python2/httplib2/certs.py
+@@ -19,9 +19,7 @@ except ImportError:
+     pass
+ 
+ 
+-BUILTIN_CA_CERTS = os.path.join(
+-    os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), "cacerts.txt"
+-)
++BUILTIN_CA_CERTS = "/etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt"
+ 
+ 
+ def where():
+--- a/python3/httplib2/certs.py
++++ b/python3/httplib2/certs.py
+@@ -19,9 +19,7 @@ except ImportError:
+     pass
+ 
+ 
+-BUILTIN_CA_CERTS = os.path.join(
+-    os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), "cacerts.txt"
+-)
++BUILTIN_CA_CERTS = "/etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt"
+ 
+ 
+ def where():
diff --git a/dev-python/httplib2/httplib2-0.12.1.ebuild b/dev-python/httplib2/httplib2-0.12.1.ebuild
index 0d4ac24b5236d..e80ad4f83e4c2 100644
--- a/dev-python/httplib2/httplib2-0.12.1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/httplib2/httplib2-0.12.1.ebuild
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ RDEPEND="app-misc/ca-certificates"
 # tests connect to random remote sites
 RESTRICT="test"
 
-PATCHES=( "${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-0.11.3-use-system-cacerts.patch )
+PATCHES=( "${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-0.12.1-use-system-cacerts.patch )
 
 python_prepare_all() {
 	chmod o+r */*egg*/* || die