diff --git a/python-wxpython4.spec b/python-wxpython4.spec
index fe998bf..ee35a91 100644
--- a/python-wxpython4.spec
+++ b/python-wxpython4.spec
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ specific code.
 
 Name:           python-wxpython4
 Version:        4.0.7
-Release:        19%{?dist}
+Release:        20%{?dist}
 Summary:        %{sum}
 # wxPython is licensed under the wxWidgets license.  The only exception is
 # the pubsub code in wx/lib/pubsub which is BSD licensed.  Note: wxPython
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ Patch3:         restore-gil-pseudodc.patch
 Patch4:         fix-ftbfs-doxygen-1.9.0.patch
 Patch5:         sip6-remove-enum.patch
 Patch6:         sip6.patch
+Patch7:         sip6-unicode-error.patch
 
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
 BuildRequires:  doxygen
@@ -170,6 +171,9 @@ xvfb-run -a %{__python3} build.py test --pytest_timeout=60 --extra_pytest="-k $S
 
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Aug 03 2021 Scott Talbert <swt@techie.net> - 4.0.7-20
+- Fix UnicodeDecodeError on package import due to sip 6 (#1988466)
+
 * Tue Jul 27 2021 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 4.0.7-19
 - Second attempt - Rebuilt for
   https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_35_Mass_Rebuild
diff --git a/sip6-unicode-error.patch b/sip6-unicode-error.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d94698b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sip6-unicode-error.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+diff -up wxPython-4.0.7/ext/wxWidgets/interface/wx/listctrl.h.utf8 wxPython-4.0.7/ext/wxWidgets/interface/wx/listctrl.h
+--- wxPython-4.0.7/ext/wxWidgets/interface/wx/listctrl.h.utf8	2019-10-20 09:39:15.000000000 -0400
++++ wxPython-4.0.7/ext/wxWidgets/interface/wx/listctrl.h	2021-08-03 18:37:47.530688912 -0400
+@@ -1570,7 +1570,7 @@ public:
+     @class wxListView
+ 
+     This class currently simply presents a simpler to use interface for the
+-    wxListCtrl -- it can be thought of as a @e façade for that complicated class.
++    wxListCtrl -- it can be thought of as a @e facade for that complicated class.
+ 
+     Using it is preferable to using wxListCtrl directly whenever possible because
+     in the future some ports might implement wxListView but not the full set of