diff --git a/srcpkgs/pysolfc/patches/e0c0e3cdb.patch b/srcpkgs/pysolfc/patches/e0c0e3cdb.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9aeeac0bf91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/pysolfc/patches/e0c0e3cdb.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+--- pysollib/mfxutil.py
++++ pysollib/mfxutil.py
+@@ -143,7 +143,11 @@ def getprefdir(package):
+ 
+ 
+ # high resolution clock() and sleep()
+-uclock = time.clock
++try:
++    uclock = time.perf_counter
++except Exception:
++    uclock = time.clock
++
+ usleep = time.sleep
+ if os.name == "posix":
+     uclock = time.time