diff --git a/python-pydata-sphinx-theme.spec b/python-pydata-sphinx-theme.spec
index b17e233..6c0e1c7 100644
--- a/python-pydata-sphinx-theme.spec
+++ b/python-pydata-sphinx-theme.spec
@@ -88,6 +88,10 @@ cp -a %{_includedir}/node node-v%{nodejs_version}/include
 tar czf node-v%{nodejs_version}-headers.tar.gz node-v%{nodejs_version}
 npm config set tarball $PWD/node-v%{nodejs_version}-headers.tar.gz
 
+# ValueError: invalid mode: 'rU' while trying to load binding.gyp
+# https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2099065
+sed 's/"rU"/"r"/' -i .package-cache/v6/npm-node-gyp-7.1.2-*-integrity/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/pylib/gyp/input.py
+
 %build
 export PUPPETEER_SKIP_CHROMIUM_DOWNLOAD=1
 export YARN_CACHE_FOLDER="$PWD/.package-cache"