diff --git a/SOURCES/Make-MD5-fingerprint-FIPS-compatible.patch b/SOURCES/Make-MD5-fingerprint-FIPS-compatible.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a27ea55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SOURCES/Make-MD5-fingerprint-FIPS-compatible.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+From 129a530a7165dbb83ab9a5a723318b51dcd59edd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Christian Heimes <cheimes@redhat.com>
+Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2019 14:38:29 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] Make MD5 fingerprint FIPS compatible
+
+Fixes: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1747490
+Signed-off-by: Christian Heimes <cheimes@redhat.com>
+---
+ ply/yacc.py | 2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/ply/yacc.py b/ply/yacc.py
+index 6842832..9e1b07a 100644
+--- a/ply/yacc.py
++++ b/ply/yacc.py
+@@ -2963,7 +2963,7 @@ class ParserReflect(object):
+         except ImportError:
+             from md5 import md5
+         try:
+-            sig = md5()
++            sig = md5(usedforsecurity=False)
+             if self.start:
+                 sig.update(self.start.encode('latin-1'))
+             if self.prec:
+-- 
+2.23.0
+
diff --git a/SPECS/python-ply.spec b/SPECS/python-ply.spec
index 8de233b..5d5aef8 100644
--- a/SPECS/python-ply.spec
+++ b/SPECS/python-ply.spec
@@ -16,12 +16,14 @@
 Name:           python-%{modname}
 Summary:        Python Lex-Yacc
 Version:        3.9
-Release:        7%{?dist}
+Release:        8%{?dist}
 License:        BSD
 URL:            http://www.dabeaz.com/ply/
 Source0:        http://www.dabeaz.com/ply/%{modname}-%{version}.tar.gz
 BuildArch:      noarch
 
+Patch1:         Make-MD5-fingerprint-FIPS-compatible.patch
+
 %description
 PLY is a straightforward lex/yacc implementation. Here is a list of its 
 essential features:
@@ -85,7 +87,12 @@ Python 3 version.
 %endif # with python3
 
 %prep
-%autosetup -c
+%autosetup -c -N
+
+pushd %{modname}-%{version}
+%patch1 -p1
+popd
+
 %if %{with python2}
 cp -ai %{modname}-%{version} python2
 find python2/example/ -type f -exec chmod -x {} ';'
@@ -157,6 +164,10 @@ popd
 %endif # with python3
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Nov 11 2019 Christian Heimes <cheimes@redhat.com> - 3.9-8
+- Make MD5 fingerprint FIPS compliant
+- Resolves: rhbz#1747490
+
 * Fri Jun 15 2018 Charalampos Stratakis <cstratak@redhat.com> - 3.9-7
 - Conditionalize the python2 subpackage