diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-ldap/files/setup.cfg b/srcpkgs/python-ldap/files/setup.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..40f36c8b73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-ldap/files/setup.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[_ldap]
+include_dirs = INCLUDEDIR/usr/include/sasl
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-ldap/template b/srcpkgs/python-ldap/template
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+++ b/srcpkgs/python-ldap/template
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# Template file for 'python-ldap'
+pkgname=python-ldap
+version=2.4.25
+revision=1
+build_style=python-module
+pycompile_module="ldap lidf.py  dsml.py ldapurl.py"
+hostmakedepends="python-devel"
+makedepends="python-devel libldap-devel libsasl-devel libressl-devel"
+short_desc="Python modules for implementing LDAP clients"
+maintainer="Michael Aldridge <aldridge.mac@gmail.com>"
+license="Python License"
+homepage="https://www.python-ldap.org"
+distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/p/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=62d00dbc86f3f9b21beacd9b826e8f9895f900637a60a6d4e7ab59a1cdc64e56
+
+pre_build() {
+	cp  ${FILESDIR}/setup.cfg ${wrksrc}/
+	sed -i "s:INCLUDEDIR:${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}:g" setup.cfg
+}