diff --git a/pymod-check.patch b/pymod-check.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..26721f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pymod-check.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+diff -up gnome-applets-2.31.91/m4/python.m4.pymod gnome-applets-2.31.91/m4/python.m4
+--- gnome-applets-2.31.91/m4/python.m4.pymod	2010-09-01 11:45:44.141940000 -0400
++++ gnome-applets-2.31.91/m4/python.m4	2010-09-01 11:45:59.292940002 -0400
+@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ except ImportError:
+         sys.exit(1)
+ except:
+         sys.exit(0)
++
+ sys.exit(0)"], [prog="
+ import $1
+ $1.$2"])
+diff -up gnome-applets-2.31.91/configure.in.gnomeapplet gnome-applets-2.31.91/configure.in
+--- gnome-applets-2.31.91/configure.in.gnomeapplet	2010-09-01 13:40:56.170939997 -0400
++++ gnome-applets-2.31.91/configure.in	2010-09-01 13:44:44.248940002 -0400
+@@ -564,8 +564,7 @@ dnl *** invest-applet specific checks   
+ dnl ***************************************************************************
+ 
+ if test "x$HAVE_PYGTK" = "xyes" -a "x$HAVE_PYHDRS" = "xyes"; then
+-	AM_CHECK_PYMOD(gnomeapplet,,
+-			BUILD_INVEST_APPLET="yes", BUILD_INVEST_APPLET="no")
++	BUILD_INVEST_APPLET="yes"
+ else
+ 	BUILD_INVEST_APPLET="no"
+ fi