diff --git a/srcpkgs/vapoursynth/template b/srcpkgs/vapoursynth/template
index 8afa4336e7..de94cf5faf 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/vapoursynth/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/vapoursynth/template
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ case $XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE in
 esac
 
 pre_configure() {
+	# Fix linking with python 3.8
+	vsed -e 's|python-$PYTHON_VERSION|python-$PYTHON_VERSION-embed|' -i configure.ac
 	./autogen.sh
 	case $XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE in
 		arm*musl)