diff --git a/0001-make-FormatType-conversion-work-with-python-3.10.patch b/0001-make-FormatType-conversion-work-with-python-3.10.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c57b00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-make-FormatType-conversion-work-with-python-3.10.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+From 34f93cdc383432aeb34c31184de8a2fb5940e0c7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: David Tardon <dtardon@redhat.com>
+Date: Sun, 2 May 2021 20:46:42 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] make FormatType conversion work with python 3.10
+
+The str() function for Enum returns only the member name since 3.10:
+https://docs.python.org/3.10/whatsnew/3.10.html#enum
+Let's just check separately the enum type name and the member name.
+---
+ src/python/sheet.cpp | 18 +++++++++---------
+ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/src/python/sheet.cpp b/src/python/sheet.cpp
+index 85067868..cf6d8b2c 100644
+--- a/src/python/sheet.cpp
++++ b/src/python/sheet.cpp
+@@ -113,29 +113,29 @@ format_t to_format_type_enum(PyObject* format)
+     static const char* err_not_format_type = "An enum value of 'orcus.FormatType' was expected.";
+     static const char* err_format_not_supported = "Unsupported format type.";
+ 
+-    PyObject* format_s = PyObject_Str(format); // new reference
+-    if (!format_s)
++    // Check the type name.
++
++    PyTypeObject* type = Py_TYPE(format);
++    if (!type || strncmp(type->tp_name, "FormatType", 10u) != 0)
+     {
+         PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError, err_not_format_type);
+         return format_t::unknown;
+     }
+ 
+-    const char* p = PyUnicode_AsUTF8(format_s);
++    // Now check the member name.
+ 
+-    // Make sure that the string starts with 'FormatType.'.
+-    if (!p || strnlen(p, 11u) < 11u || strncmp(p, "FormatType.", 11u))
++    PyObject* format_s = PyObject_GetAttrString(format, "name"); // new reference
++    if (!format_s)
+     {
+         PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError, err_not_format_type);
+-        Py_DECREF(format_s);
+         return format_t::unknown;
+     }
+ 
+-    p += 11; // Move it to the char past the '.'.
+-
+     // TODO : currently we only support csv format.  Change this code when we
+     // add more format type(s) to support.
+ 
+-    if (strncmp(p, "CSV", 3u))
++    const char* p = PyUnicode_AsUTF8(format_s);
++    if (!p || strncmp(p, "CSV", 3u) != 0)
+     {
+         PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError, err_format_not_supported);
+         Py_DECREF(format_s);
+-- 
+2.31.1
+
diff --git a/liborcus.spec b/liborcus.spec
index 4c3ce5a..270db78 100644
--- a/liborcus.spec
+++ b/liborcus.spec
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ URL: https://gitlab.com/orcus/orcus
 Source0: https://kohei.us/files/orcus/src/%{name}-%{version}.tar.xz
 Patch0:  %{name}-gcc11.patch
 Patch1:  liborcus-noexamples.patch
+Patch2:  0001-make-FormatType-conversion-work-with-python-3.10.patch
 
 BuildRequires: make
 BuildRequires: boost-devel