diff --git a/dev-lang/python/patches/python3.9-3.9.21.patchset b/dev-lang/python/patches/python3.9-3.9.22.patchset
similarity index 100%
rename from dev-lang/python/patches/python3.9-3.9.21.patchset
rename to dev-lang/python/patches/python3.9-3.9.22.patchset
diff --git a/dev-lang/python/python3.9-3.9.21.recipe b/dev-lang/python/python3.9-3.9.22.recipe
similarity index 98%
rename from dev-lang/python/python3.9-3.9.21.recipe
rename to dev-lang/python/python3.9-3.9.22.recipe
index 9dc8d0c08..723a6477a 100644
--- a/dev-lang/python/python3.9-3.9.21.recipe
+++ b/dev-lang/python/python3.9-3.9.22.recipe
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ LICENSE="Python"
 COPYRIGHT="1990-2024 Python Software Foundation"
 REVISION="1"
 SOURCE_URI="https://www.python.org/ftp/python/$portVersion/Python-$portVersion.tar.xz"
-CHECKSUM_SHA256="3126f59592c9b0d798584755f2bf7b081fa1ca35ce7a6fea980108d752a05bb1"
+CHECKSUM_SHA256="8c136d199d3637a1fce98a16adc809c1d83c922d02d41f3614b34f8b6e7d38ec"
 SOURCE_DIR="Python-$portVersion"
 
 pyShortVer="${portVersion%.*}"
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ INSTALL()
 	fi
 
 	rm $libDir/libpython3.so
+	rm $prefix/lib/python$pyShortVer/config-$pyShortVer/libpython$pyShortVer.a
 
 	# No point in having this if we don't have a working tkinter.
 	if ! $enableTkinter; then