diff --git a/packages/python/setup.py.patch b/packages/python/setup.py.patch
index 67fafa0df6..8c55a9fe3c 100644
--- a/packages/python/setup.py.patch
+++ b/packages/python/setup.py.patch
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ diff -uNr Python-3.8.0/setup.py Python-3.8.0.mod/setup.py
          # syslog daemon interface
 -        self.add(Extension('syslog', ['syslogmodule.c']))
 +        # Termux: Add 'log' android library since we use android logging:
-+        self.add(Extension('syslog', ['syslogmodule.c'], libraries=['-llog']))
++        self.add(Extension('syslog', ['syslogmodule.c'], libraries=['log']))
  
          # Python interface to subinterpreter C-API.
          self.add(Extension('_xxsubinterpreters', ['_xxsubinterpretersmodule.c']))