diff --git a/5539.patch b/5539.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0bc2441
--- /dev/null
+++ b/5539.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+From c54cbd63c8bc5db6626d26c0f3339a552a6b1a90 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: =?UTF-8?q?Miro=20Hron=C4=8Dok?= <miro@hroncok.cz>
+Date: Wed, 3 Jul 2019 01:46:44 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] Replace importlib_metadata with importlib.metadata on
+ Python 3.8+
+
+Fixes https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/5537
+---
+ changelog/5537.bugfix.rst      | 2 ++
+ setup.py                       | 2 +-
+ src/_pytest/compat.py          | 6 ++++++
+ src/_pytest/config/__init__.py | 2 +-
+ testing/acceptance_test.py     | 2 +-
+ testing/test_assertion.py      | 3 ++-
+ testing/test_config.py         | 3 +--
+ testing/test_entry_points.py   | 2 +-
+ 8 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
+ create mode 100644 changelog/5537.bugfix.rst
+
+diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
+index 18d3220..491a6f5 100644
+--- a/setup.py
++++ b/setup.py
+@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ INSTALL_REQUIRES = [
+     'pathlib2>=2.2.0;python_version<"3.6"',
+     'colorama;sys_platform=="win32"',
+     "pluggy>=0.12,<1.0",
+-    "importlib-metadata>=0.12",
++    'importlib-metadata>=0.12;python_version<"3.8"',
+     "wcwidth",
+ ]
+ 
+diff --git a/src/_pytest/compat.py b/src/_pytest/compat.py
+index df661bf..4366391 100644
+--- a/src/_pytest/compat.py
++++ b/src/_pytest/compat.py
+@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@ else:
+         return None
+ 
+ 
++if sys.version_info >= (3, 8):
++    from importlib import metadata as importlib_metadata  # noqa
++else:
++    import importlib_metadata  # noqa
++
++
+ def _format_args(func):
+     return str(signature(func))
+ 
+diff --git a/src/_pytest/config/__init__.py b/src/_pytest/config/__init__.py
+index 6d44bf3..b35faff 100644
+--- a/src/_pytest/config/__init__.py
++++ b/src/_pytest/config/__init__.py
+@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import sys
+ import types
+ import warnings
+ 
+-import importlib_metadata
+ import py
+ import six
+ from packaging.version import Version
+@@ -31,6 +30,7 @@ from .findpaths import exists
+ from _pytest import deprecated
+ from _pytest._code import ExceptionInfo
+ from _pytest._code import filter_traceback
++from _pytest.compat import importlib_metadata
+ from _pytest.compat import lru_cache
+ from _pytest.compat import safe_str
+ from _pytest.outcomes import fail
+diff --git a/testing/acceptance_test.py b/testing/acceptance_test.py
+index 7016cf1..2e1a3fa 100644
+--- a/testing/acceptance_test.py
++++ b/testing/acceptance_test.py
+@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ import textwrap
+ import types
+ 
+ import attr
+-import importlib_metadata
+ import py
+ import six
+ 
+ import pytest
++from _pytest.compat import importlib_metadata
+ from _pytest.main import EXIT_NOTESTSCOLLECTED
+ from _pytest.main import EXIT_USAGEERROR
+ from _pytest.warnings import SHOW_PYTEST_WARNINGS_ARG
+diff --git a/testing/test_assertion.py b/testing/test_assertion.py
+index 2085ffd..61b990a 100644
+--- a/testing/test_assertion.py
++++ b/testing/test_assertion.py
+@@ -179,7 +179,8 @@ class TestImportHookInstallation(object):
+                 return check
+             """,
+             "mainwrapper.py": """\
+-            import pytest, importlib_metadata
++            import pytest
++            from _pytest.compat import importlib_metadata
+ 
+             class DummyEntryPoint(object):
+                 name = 'spam'
+diff --git a/testing/test_config.py b/testing/test_config.py
+index 0678a0d..60cdbaf 100644
+--- a/testing/test_config.py
++++ b/testing/test_config.py
+@@ -6,10 +6,9 @@ from __future__ import print_function
+ import sys
+ import textwrap
+ 
+-import importlib_metadata
+-
+ import _pytest._code
+ import pytest
++from _pytest.compat import importlib_metadata
+ from _pytest.config import _iter_rewritable_modules
+ from _pytest.config.exceptions import UsageError
+ from _pytest.config.findpaths import determine_setup
+diff --git a/testing/test_entry_points.py b/testing/test_entry_points.py
+index ad64d00..95ebc41 100644
+--- a/testing/test_entry_points.py
++++ b/testing/test_entry_points.py
+@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from __future__ import absolute_import
+ from __future__ import division
+ from __future__ import print_function
+ 
+-import importlib_metadata
++from _pytest.compat import importlib_metadata
+ 
+ 
+ def test_pytest_entry_points_are_identical():
diff --git a/pytest.spec b/pytest.spec
index e0c199f..0ede225 100644
--- a/pytest.spec
+++ b/pytest.spec
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ License:        MIT
 URL:            https://pytest.org
 Source0:        %{pypi_source}
 
+# Use importlib.metadata from stdlib on Python 3.8
+# Rebased from https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/pull/5539
+Patch0:         5539.patch
+
 # The test in this specfile use pytest-timeout
 # When building pytest for the first time with new Python version
 # that is not possible as it depends on pytest
@@ -41,7 +45,6 @@ BuildRequires:  python3-atomicwrites
 BuildRequires:  python3-attrs
 BuildRequires:  python3-devel
 BuildRequires:  python3-hypothesis
-BuildRequires:  python3-importlib-metadata
 BuildRequires:  python3-more-itertools
 BuildRequires:  python3-pluggy >= 0.12
 BuildRequires:  python3-py >= 1.5.0
@@ -49,6 +52,7 @@ BuildRequires:  python3-setuptools
 BuildRequires:  python3-setuptools_scm
 BuildRequires:  python3-six
 BuildRequires:  python3-wcwidth
+BuildRequires:  (python3-importlib-metadata if python3 < 3.8)
 
 %if %{with timeout}
 BuildRequires:  python3-pytest-timeout