diff --git a/dev-libs/libbson/files/libbson-1.16.2-sphinx.patch b/dev-libs/libbson/files/libbson-1.16.2-sphinx.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..7a165b61c59a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev-libs/libbson/files/libbson-1.16.2-sphinx.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+https://bugs.gentoo.org/716774
+
+--- a/build/sphinx/taglist.py
++++ b/build/sphinx/taglist.py
+@@ -24,7 +24,12 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
+ """
+ 
+ from docutils import nodes, utils
+-from sphinx.environment import NoUri
++
++try:
++    from sphinx.environment import NoUri
++except ImportError:
++    from sphinx.errors import NoUri
++
+ try:
+     from sphinx.util.compat import Directive
+ except ImportError:
+ 
diff --git a/dev-libs/libbson/libbson-1.16.2.ebuild b/dev-libs/libbson/libbson-1.16.2.ebuild
index b9aa783de3efd..6aca55220c67a 100644
--- a/dev-libs/libbson/libbson-1.16.2.ebuild
+++ b/dev-libs/libbson/libbson-1.16.2.ebuild
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ DEPEND="dev-python/sphinx"
 PATCHES=(
 	"${FILESDIR}/${PN}-1.14.0-no-docs.patch"
 	"${FILESDIR}/${PN}-1.16.2-single-doc-job.patch"
+	"${FILESDIR}/${PN}-1.16.2-sphinx.patch"
 )
 
 S="${WORKDIR}/mongo-c-driver-${PV}"