diff --git a/libtdb.spec b/libtdb.spec
index e55247a..40680f1 100644
--- a/libtdb.spec
+++ b/libtdb.spec
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ Python3 bindings for libtdb
 %prep
 %autosetup -n tdb-%{version} -p1
 
+# https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1711638
+sed -i 's/conf\.check_python_headers()/conf.check_python_headers(features="pyext")/' buildtools/wafsamba/samba_python.py
+
 %build
 %{?export_waf_python}
 %configure --disable-rpath \