diff --git a/debian/patches/missing-member-m_reload-on-pymoduledef-py3-5.patch b/debian/patches/missing-member-m_reload-on-pymoduledef-py3-5.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2b9c9ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/patches/missing-member-m_reload-on-pymoduledef-py3-5.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+Author: Agustin Henze <tin@debian.org>
+Bug-Debian: https://bugs.debian.org/800888
+
+---
+
+--- python-cbor-0.1.24.orig/c/cbormodule.c
++++ python-cbor-0.1.24/c/cbormodule.c
+@@ -1468,7 +1468,11 @@ PyInit__cbor(void)
+     modef.m_doc = NULL;
+     modef.m_size = 0;
+     modef.m_methods = CborMethods;
+-    modef.m_reload = NULL;
++#if PY_MINOR_VERSION >= 5
++    modef.m_slots = NULL,
++#else
++    modef.m_reload = NULL,
++#endif
+     modef.m_traverse = NULL;
+     modef.m_clear = NULL;
+     modef.m_free = NULL;
diff --git a/debian/patches/series b/debian/patches/series
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/patches/series
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+missing-member-m_reload-on-pymoduledef-py3-5.patch