diff --git a/pythonforandroid/recipes/python2/__init__.py b/pythonforandroid/recipes/python2/__init__.py
index a0806f994e..9e33de90a7 100644
--- a/pythonforandroid/recipes/python2/__init__.py
+++ b/pythonforandroid/recipes/python2/__init__.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class Python2Recipe(Recipe):
     url = 'http://python.org/ftp/python/{version}/Python-{version}.tar.bz2'
     name = 'python2'
 
-    depends = ['hostpython2']  
+    depends = ['hostpython2']
     conflicts = ['python3']
 
     def prebuild_armeabi(self):
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ def prebuild_armeabi(self):
             self.apply_patch(join('patches', 'fix-configure-darwin.patch'))
             self.apply_patch(join('patches', 'fix-distutils-darwin.patch'))
 
+        if self.ctx.android_api > 19:
+            self.apply_patch(join('patches', 'fix-ftime-removal.patch'))
+
         shprint(sh.touch, join(build_dir, '.patched'))
 
     def build_armeabi(self):
@@ -125,7 +128,7 @@ def do_python_build(self):
                         _env=env)
             except sh.ErrorReturnCode_2:
                 print('First python2 make failed. This is expected, trying again.')
-                
+
 
             print('Second install (expected to work)')
             shprint(sh.touch, 'python.exe', 'python')
diff --git a/pythonforandroid/recipes/python2/patches/fix-ftime-removal.patch b/pythonforandroid/recipes/python2/patches/fix-ftime-removal.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5d79a1dc12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pythonforandroid/recipes/python2/patches/fix-ftime-removal.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+diff -u -r Python-2.7.2.orig/Modules/timemodule.c Python-2.7.2/Modules/timemodule.c
+--- Python-2.7.2.orig/Modules/timemodule.c	2011-06-11 15:46:27.000000000 +0000
++++ Python-2.7.2/Modules/timemodule.c	2015-09-11 10:37:36.708661691 +0000
+@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
+ #include <io.h>
+ #endif
+ 
++#undef HAVE_FTIME
+ #ifdef HAVE_FTIME
+ #include <sys/timeb.h>
+ #if !defined(MS_WINDOWS) && !defined(PYOS_OS2)