diff --git a/devel/py-p4python/files/patch-P4API.cpp b/devel/py-p4python/files/patch-P4API.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..87fccebddb99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/py-p4python/files/patch-P4API.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+--- P4API.cpp.orig	2020-07-15 12:24:50 UTC
++++ P4API.cpp
+@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ static PyObject * P4API_dvcs_init(P4Adapter * self, Py
+             return NULL;
+ 
+ 
+-    auto_ptr<ServerHelperApi> personalServer( create_server(user, client, directory, &ui) );
++    unique_ptr<ServerHelperApi> personalServer( create_server(user, client, directory, &ui) );
+ 
+     if( personalServer.get() == NULL)
+ 	return NULL;
+@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ static PyObject * P4API_dvcs_clone(P4Adapter * self, P
+ 					 &progress))
+ 	return NULL;
+ 
+-    auto_ptr<ServerHelperApi> personalServer( create_server(user, client, directory, &ui) );
++    unique_ptr<ServerHelperApi> personalServer( create_server(user, client, directory, &ui) );
+ 
+     if( personalServer.get() == NULL)
+ 	return NULL;