diff --git a/gettext_codeset.patch b/gettext_codeset.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bb4e14d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gettext_codeset.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+diff --git a/lib/init/grass.py b/lib/init/grass.py
+index 3914c458df..8d55916e19 100755
+--- a/lib/init/grass.py
++++ b/lib/init/grass.py
+@@ -1560,10 +1560,7 @@ def set_language(grass_config_dir):
+         del os.environ["LC_ALL"]  # Remove LC_ALL to not override LC_NUMERIC
+ 
+     # From now on enforce the new language
+-    if encoding:
+-        gettext.install("grasslibs", gpath("locale"), codeset=encoding)
+-    else:
+-        gettext.install("grasslibs", gpath("locale"))
++    gettext.install("grasslibs", gpath("locale"))
+ 
+ 
+ def lock_mapset(mapset_path, force_gislock_removal, user):
diff --git a/grass.spec b/grass.spec
index f8dcb26..9365717 100644
--- a/grass.spec
+++ b/grass.spec
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 Name:		grass
 Version:	8.2.0
-Release:	4%{?dist}
+Release:	5%{?dist}
 Summary:	GRASS GIS - Geographic Resources Analysis Support System
 
 %if 0%{?fedora} >= 33 || 0%{?rhel} >= 9
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ Source0:	https://grass.osgeo.org/%{name}%{shortver}/source/%{name}-%{version}.ta
 
 # fix pkgconfig file
 Patch0:		grass-pkgconfig.patch
+Patch1:		gettext_codeset.patch
 
 BuildRequires:	bison
 %if %{with flexiblas}
@@ -177,6 +178,7 @@ GRASS GIS development headers
 %prep
 %setup -q
 %patch0 -p1 -b.libdir
+%patch1 -p1
 
 # Correct mysql_config query
 sed -i -e 's/--libmysqld-libs/--libs/g' configure
@@ -367,6 +369,9 @@ fi
 %{_libdir}/%{name}%{shortver}/include
 
 %changelog
+* Sat Sep 17 2022 Markus Neteler <neteler@mundialis.de> - 8.2.0-5
+- fix unexpected keyword argument 'codeset' (Python 3.11) for RHBZ #2126608
+
 * Mon Aug 08 2022 Markus Neteler <neteler@mundialis.de> - 8.2.0-4
 - Rebuild for RHBZ #2107826 (PYC magic number has changed)