diff --git a/recipes-connectivity/gpsd/files/0001-apply-python3-path-to-python2-env-to-use-pyserial-in.patch b/recipes-connectivity/gpsd/files/0001-apply-python3-path-to-python2-env-to-use-pyserial-in.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..751b586
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes-connectivity/gpsd/files/0001-apply-python3-path-to-python2-env-to-use-pyserial-in.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+From 8479ba777ed9b2d026382f7b4115bfe63bcec908 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: =?UTF-8?q?Tobias=20J=C3=A4ggi?= <tobias.jaeggi@netmodule.com>
+Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2020 14:14:35 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?apply=20python3=20path=20to=20python2=20env=20t?=
+ =?UTF-8?q?o=20use=20pyserial=20in=20ubxtool=20BugzID:=2061081=20Signed-of?=
+ =?UTF-8?q?f-by:=20Tobias=20J=C3=A4ggi=20<tobias.jaeggi@netmodule.com>?=
+MIME-Version: 1.0
+Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
+Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
+
+---
+ ubxtool | 2 ++
+ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/ubxtool b/ubxtool
+index c06612edb..5e8cb2927 100755
+--- a/ubxtool
++++ b/ubxtool
+@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ import struct        # for pack()
+ import sys
+ import time
+ 
++sys.path.append("/usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/")
++
+ PROG_NAME = 'ubxtool'
+ 
+ try:
+-- 
+2.20.1
+
diff --git a/recipes-connectivity/gpsd/files/config-gnss-receiver.sh b/recipes-connectivity/gpsd/files/config-gnss-receiver.sh
index e08c7a0..6a2a62c 100755
--- a/recipes-connectivity/gpsd/files/config-gnss-receiver.sh
+++ b/recipes-connectivity/gpsd/files/config-gnss-receiver.sh
@@ -127,10 +127,6 @@ else
   RESTART_GPSD=0
 fi
 
-# TODO: remove this hack in favour of a proper python environment
-# hack to get pyserial working
-PYTHONPATH=/usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/ && export PYTHONPATH
-
 # TODO: parse input args to display help which would explain usage of $CONFIG_FILE
 
 # check if CONFIG_FILE exists
diff --git a/recipes-connectivity/gpsd/gpsd_%.bbappend b/recipes-connectivity/gpsd/gpsd_%.bbappend
index c6ec1c5..b750b05 100644
--- a/recipes-connectivity/gpsd/gpsd_%.bbappend
+++ b/recipes-connectivity/gpsd/gpsd_%.bbappend
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ FILESEXTRAPATHS_prepend := "${THISDIR}/files:"
 SRC_URI_prepend = " \
             git://gitlab.com/netmodule/third-party/gpsd.git;protocol=ssh;user=git;branch=3.19/netmodule \
             file://60-ublox-neo.rules \ 
+            file://0001-apply-python3-path-to-python2-env-to-use-pyserial-in.patch \
             "
 SRC_URI_remove = "${SAVANNAH_GNU_MIRROR}/${BPN}/${BP}.tar.gz"