diff --git a/src/if_python.c b/src/if_python.c
index 254f01a75b..318b170ee2 100644
--- a/src/if_python.c
+++ b/src/if_python.c
@@ -53,7 +53,14 @@
 # undef _XOPEN_SOURCE	/* pyconfig.h defines it as well. */
 #endif
 
+#define PY_SSIZE_T_CLEAN
+
 #include <Python.h>
+
+#if !defined(PY_VERSION_HEX) || PY_VERSION_HEX < 0x02050000
+# undef PY_SSIZE_T_CLEAN
+#endif
+
 #if defined(MACOS) && !defined(MACOS_X_UNIX)
 # include "macglue.h"
 # include <CodeFragments.h>
@@ -61,10 +68,6 @@
 #undef main /* Defined in python.h - aargh */
 #undef HAVE_FCNTL_H /* Clash with os_win32.h */
 
-#if defined(PY_VERSION_HEX) && PY_VERSION_HEX >= 0x02050000
-# define PY_SSIZE_T_CLEAN
-#endif
-
 #define PyBytes_FromString PyString_FromString
 #define PyBytes_Check PyString_Check
 
diff --git a/src/if_python3.c b/src/if_python3.c
index 915d3f83d9..637ecd1960 100644
--- a/src/if_python3.c
+++ b/src/if_python3.c
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@
 
 /* uncomment this if used with the debug version of python */
 /* #define Py_DEBUG */
-/* Note: most of time you can add -DPy_DEBUG to CFLAGS in place of uncommenting 
+/* Note: most of time you can add -DPy_DEBUG to CFLAGS in place of uncommenting
  */
-/* uncomment this if used with the debug version of python, but without its 
+/* uncomment this if used with the debug version of python, but without its
  * allocator */
 /* #define Py_DEBUG_NO_PYMALLOC */
 
@@ -61,7 +61,10 @@
 # undef _XOPEN_SOURCE	/* pyconfig.h defines it as well. */
 #endif
 
+#define PY_SSIZE_T_CLEAN
+
 #include <Python.h>
+
 #if defined(MACOS) && !defined(MACOS_X_UNIX)
 # include "macglue.h"
 # include <CodeFragments.h>
@@ -69,10 +72,6 @@
 #undef main /* Defined in python.h - aargh */
 #undef HAVE_FCNTL_H /* Clash with os_win32.h */
 
-#if defined(PY_VERSION_HEX) && PY_VERSION_HEX >= 0x02050000
-# define PY_SSIZE_T_CLEAN
-#endif
-
 /* The "surrogateescape" error handler is new in Python 3.1 */
 #if PY_VERSION_HEX >= 0x030100f0
 # define CODEC_ERROR_HANDLER "surrogateescape"
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 4ec8b3ef86..46b9c54c2f 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -728,6 +728,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    1158,
 /**/
     1157,
 /**/