diff --git a/dev-lang/python/patches/python-2.6.7.patch b/dev-lang/python/patches/python-2.6.7.patch
index 76037312b..aab2a356e 100644
--- a/dev-lang/python/patches/python-2.6.7.patch
+++ b/dev-lang/python/patches/python-2.6.7.patch
@@ -556,3 +556,13 @@ diff -urN Python-2.6.7/setup.py Python-2.6.7-haiku/setup.py
                  find_file('rpcsvc/yp_prot.h', inc_dirs, []) is not None):
                  if (self.compiler.find_library_file(lib_dirs, 'nsl')):
                      libs = ['nsl']
+--- Python-2.6.7/Lib/test/test_fileio.py	2012-07-26 23:04:42.208666624 +0000
++++ Python-2.6.7-haiku/Lib/test/test_fileio.py	2012-07-26 23:05:09.382730240 +0000
+@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@
+                     self.assertEquals(f.writable(), True)
+                     if sys.platform != "darwin" and \
+                        'bsd' not in sys.platform and \
++                       'haiku' not in sys.platform and \
+                        not sys.platform.startswith('sunos'):
+                         # Somehow /dev/tty appears seekable on some BSDs
+                         self.assertEquals(f.seekable(), False)