diff --git a/python-systemd-235-sphinx8.patch b/python-systemd-235-sphinx8.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d35d1810b30b54b409c9ba50bb2a6ba49aabe998
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python-systemd-235-sphinx8.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+--- python-systemd-235/docs/conf.py.orig	2025-01-03 12:20:31.087937454 +0800
++++ python-systemd-235/docs/conf.py	2025-01-03 12:21:31.280787620 +0800
+@@ -276,5 +276,3 @@
+ #epub_tocdup = True
+ 
+ 
+-# Example configuration for intersphinx: refer to the Python standard library.
+-intersphinx_mapping = {'http://docs.python.org/': None}
diff --git a/python-systemd.spec b/python-systemd.spec
index d2c1c1f7bec623875465f83ed60e7044d012bba5..9038ba2c74069d1c009a15391c43a2b1e60c12e9 100644
--- a/python-systemd.spec
+++ b/python-systemd.spec
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 Name:           python-systemd
 Version:        235
-Release:        1
+Release:        2
 Summary:        Python module for native access to the systemd facilities.
-License:        LGPLv2+
+License:        LGPL-2.1-or-later
 URL:            https://github.com/systemd/%{name}
 Source0:        https://github.com/systemd/%{name}/archive/v%{version}.tar.gz#/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
+Patch0:         python-systemd-235-sphinx8.patch
 
 BuildRequires:  gcc systemd-devel
 
@@ -62,6 +63,9 @@ make check PYTHON=%{__python3}
 %exclude %{_pkgdocdir}/html
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Jan 03 2025 Funda Wang <fundawang@yeah.net> - 235-2
+- fix build with sphinx 8
+
 * Mon Oct 24 2022 dongyuzhen <dongyuzhen@h-partners.com> - 235-1
 - upgrade version to 235