diff --git a/sci-geosciences/gpsd/gpsd-9999.ebuild b/sci-geosciences/gpsd/gpsd-9999.ebuild
index f07d1e12062a9..5c66058b8cead 100644
--- a/sci-geosciences/gpsd/gpsd-9999.ebuild
+++ b/sci-geosciences/gpsd/gpsd-9999.ebuild
@@ -112,14 +112,14 @@ python_prepare_all() {
 	use gpsd_protocols_greis && pybins+="+ ['zerk']"
 	local pysrcs=$(sed -n '/^ *python_extensions = {/,/}/{s:^ *::;s:os[.]sep:"/":g;p}' SConstruct)
 	local packet=$("${PYTHON}" -c "${pysrcs}; print(python_extensions['gps/packet'])")
-	local client=$("${PYTHON}" -c "${pysrcs}; print(python_extensions['gps/clienthelpers'])")
+	# Post 3.19 the clienthelpers were merged into gps.packet
 	sed \
 		-e "s|@VERSION@|$(pyvar gpsd_version)|" \
 		-e "s|@URL@|$(pyvar website)|" \
 		-e "s|@EMAIL@|$(pyvar devmail)|" \
 		-e "s|@SCRIPTS@|${pybins}|" \
 		-e "s|@GPS_PACKET_SOURCES@|${packet}|" \
-		-e "s|@GPS_CLIENT_SOURCES@|${client}|" \
+		-e "/@GPS_CLIENT_SOURCES@/d" \
 		-e "s|@SCRIPTS@|${pybins}|" \
 		"${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-3.3-setup.py > setup.py || die
 	distutils-r1_python_prepare_all