diff --git a/testing/py3-cdio/APKBUILD b/testing/py3-cdio/APKBUILD
index b3ab17daf79..4b82ea54753 100644
--- a/testing/py3-cdio/APKBUILD
+++ b/testing/py3-cdio/APKBUILD
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ license="GPL-3.0-only"
 depends="python3"
 makedepends="python3-dev py3-setuptools libcdio-dev swig py3-nose"
 subpackages="$pkgname-pyc"
-source="https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/${_pyname%${_pyname#?}}/$_pyname/$_pyname-$pkgver.tar.gz"
+source="https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/${_pyname%${_pyname#?}}/$_pyname/$_pyname-$pkgver.tar.gz
+	assertEquals.patch
+	"
 builddir="$srcdir/$_pyname-$pkgver"
 
 build() {
@@ -27,4 +29,5 @@ package() {
 }
 sha512sums="
 4c756b1c2f39332add86e01af129ccb608178306be42c9719c163b6bad0ba4de3916ac477c6866450890e094b14a2689a24e7d19bcf13846330555c2bb1feaa7  pycdio-2.1.1.tar.gz
+8e64bbe0df39f42fa026423b113e3d26067d7c8a2169fafbb3e0d8fff1933cfb073ece116b243a39ed6b900ee0dcab5c44b257d9c464ce485f562c33c58beb14  assertEquals.patch
 "
diff --git a/testing/py3-cdio/assertEquals.patch b/testing/py3-cdio/assertEquals.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..611d2d01917
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/py3-cdio/assertEquals.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+diff --git a/test/test-cdtext.py b/test/test-cdtext.py
+index d635c7c..424f9c3 100644
+--- a/test/test-cdtext.py
++++ b/test/test-cdtext.py
+@@ -31,3 +31,3 @@ class CDTextTests(unittest.TestCase):
+         """Test keywords"""
+-        self.assertEquals(
++        self.assertEqual(
+             pycdio.cdtext_field2str(pycdio.CDTEXT_FIELD_PERFORMER), "PERFORMER"
+@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ class CDTextTests(unittest.TestCase):
+         text = device.get_cdtext()
+-        self.assertEquals(text.get(pycdio.CDTEXT_FIELD_PERFORMER, 0), "Performer")
+-        self.assertEquals(text.get(pycdio.CDTEXT_FIELD_TITLE, 0), "CD Title")
+-        self.assertEquals(text.get(pycdio.CDTEXT_FIELD_DISCID, 0), "XY12345")
++        self.assertEqual(text.get(pycdio.CDTEXT_FIELD_PERFORMER, 0), "Performer")
++        self.assertEqual(text.get(pycdio.CDTEXT_FIELD_TITLE, 0), "CD Title")
++        self.assertEqual(text.get(pycdio.CDTEXT_FIELD_DISCID, 0), "XY12345")
+ 
+-        self.assertEquals(text.get(pycdio.CDTEXT_FIELD_PERFORMER, 1), "Performer")
+-        self.assertEquals(text.get(pycdio.CDTEXT_FIELD_TITLE, 1), "Track Title")
++        self.assertEqual(text.get(pycdio.CDTEXT_FIELD_PERFORMER, 1), "Performer")
++        self.assertEqual(text.get(pycdio.CDTEXT_FIELD_TITLE, 1), "Track Title")
+