diff --git a/srcpkgs/geis/template b/srcpkgs/geis/template
index 8c41cbc940b..abfa9539434 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/geis/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/geis/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'geis'
 pkgname=geis
 version=2.2.17
-revision=11
+revision=12
 build_style="gnu-configure"
 configure_args="--disable-static"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config python3-devel"
@@ -17,6 +17,16 @@ if [ -n "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	configure_args+=" --enable-integration-tests=no"
 fi
 
+post_extract() {
+	# The py-compile helper uses the imp module, removed in Python 3.12;
+	# besides, we don't want the module pre-compiled anyway, so just drop it
+	: > config.aux/py-compile
+	cat > config.aux/py-compile <<-'EOF'
+		#!/bin/sh
+		: "$@"
+		EOF
+}
+
 geis-devel_package() {
 	depends="${sourcepkg}>=${version}_${revision}"
 	short_desc+=" - development files"