diff --git a/scripts/patch.py b/scripts/patch.py
index 9b6e73f..d75c643 100644
--- a/scripts/patch.py
+++ b/scripts/patch.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 from . import config
 import os
 import subprocess
-from distutils.dir_util import copy_tree
+import shutil
 
 os.chdir('node-{}'.format(config.nodeVersion))
 
-copy_tree('../patch/node', '.')
+shutil.copytree('../patch/node', '.', dirs_exist_ok=True)
 subprocess.check_call(['patch', '-p1', '-i', '../patch/node.patch'])