diff --git a/lfs/python-m2crypto b/lfs/python-m2crypto
index 536380c9b..69c070b57 100644
--- a/lfs/python-m2crypto
+++ b/lfs/python-m2crypto
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ $(subst %,%_MD5,$(objects)) :
 $(TARGET) : $(patsubst %,$(DIR_DL)/%,$(objects))
 	@$(PREBUILD)
 	@rm -rf $(DIR_APP) && cd $(DIR_SRC) && tar zxf $(DIR_DL)/$(DL_FILE)
+	cd $(DIR_APP) && patch -Np1 < $(DIR_SRC)/src/patches/M2Crypto-0.21.1_remove_sslv2_method.patch
 	cd $(DIR_APP) && python setup.py install
 	@rm -rf $(DIR_APP)
 	@$(POSTBUILD)
diff --git a/src/patches/M2Crypto-0.21.1_remove_sslv2_method.patch b/src/patches/M2Crypto-0.21.1_remove_sslv2_method.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..24195fb05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/patches/M2Crypto-0.21.1_remove_sslv2_method.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+diff -Naur M2Crypto-0.21.1.org/SWIG/_ssl.i M2Crypto-0.21.1/SWIG/_ssl.i
+--- M2Crypto-0.21.1.org/SWIG/_ssl.i	2011-01-15 20:10:06.000000000 +0100
++++ M2Crypto-0.21.1/SWIG/_ssl.i	2016-03-01 22:12:16.387266258 +0100
+@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@
+ %rename(ssl_get_alert_desc_v) SSL_alert_desc_string_long;
+ extern const char *SSL_alert_desc_string_long(int);
+ 
+-%rename(sslv2_method) SSLv2_method;
+-extern SSL_METHOD *SSLv2_method(void);
+ %rename(sslv3_method) SSLv3_method;
+ extern SSL_METHOD *SSLv3_method(void);
+ %rename(sslv23_method) SSLv23_method;