diff --git a/external/python3/UnpackedTarball_python3.mk b/external/python3/UnpackedTarball_python3.mk
index 8c5b1b71c808..b091bfcb4738 100644
--- a/external/python3/UnpackedTarball_python3.mk
+++ b/external/python3/UnpackedTarball_python3.mk
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ $(eval $(call gb_UnpackedTarball_add_patches,python3,\
 	external/python3/python-3.3.3-msvc2012-winxp.patch.1 \
 	external/python3/python-3.3.5-pyexpat-symbols.patch.1 \
 	external/python3/python-3.3.5-vs2013.patch.1 \
+	external/python3/python-3.3.5-darwin-gnu-xargs.patch.1 \
 	external/python3/python-msvc-disable-sse2.patch.1 \
 	external/python3/python-lsan.patch.0 \
 	external/python3/ubsan.patch.0 \
diff --git a/external/python3/python-3.3.5-darwin-gnu-xargs.patch.1 b/external/python3/python-3.3.5-darwin-gnu-xargs.patch.1
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d955618674e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/external/python3/python-3.3.5-darwin-gnu-xargs.patch.1
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+diff -ur python3.org/Mac/PythonLauncher/Makefile.in python3/Mac/PythonLauncher/Makefile.in
+--- python3.org/Mac/PythonLauncher/Makefile.in	2015-06-06 08:47:38.000000000 +0300
++++ python3/Mac/PythonLauncher/Makefile.in	2015-06-06 08:48:18.000000000 +0300
+@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
+ 		--resource=$(srcdir)/factorySettings.plist \
+ 		--plist Info.plist \
+ 		build
+-	find "Python Launcher.app" -name '.svn' -print0 | xargs -0 rm -r
++	find "Python Launcher.app" -name '.svn' -print0 | xargs -0 rm -rf
+ 		
+ 
+ FileSettings.o: $(srcdir)/FileSettings.m