diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-pandas/patches/cython-0.25.patch b/srcpkgs/python-pandas/patches/cython-0.25.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6a2693193e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-pandas/patches/cython-0.25.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+--- setup.py.orig
++++ setup.py
+@@ -85,7 +85,11 @@ def is_platform_mac():
+ try:
+     if not _CYTHON_INSTALLED:
+         raise ImportError('No supported version of Cython installed.')
+-    from Cython.Distutils import build_ext as _build_ext
++    try:
++        from Cython.Distutils.old_build_ext import old_build_ext as _build_ext
++    except ImportError:
++        # Pre 0.25
++        from Cython.Distutils import build_ext as _build_ext
+     cython = True
+ except ImportError:
+     cython = False
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-pandas/template b/srcpkgs/python-pandas/template
index f070b1f05c..537a4db5ed 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-pandas/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-pandas/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'python-pandas'
 pkgname=python-pandas
 version=0.19.0
-revision=2
+revision=3
 wrksrc="pandas-${version}"
 build_style=python-module
 hostmakedepends="python-setuptools python3-setuptools"
@@ -17,10 +17,6 @@ license="3-clause-BSD"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/p/pandas/pandas-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=4697606cdf023c6b7fcb74e48aaf25cf282a1a00e339d2d274cf1b663748805b
 
-pre_build() {
-	# strip shebangs
-	find pandas -type f -name '*.py' -exec sed -i '/^#!.*python$/d' {} +
-}
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE
 }