diff --git a/third_party/py/rules_python.patch b/third_party/py/rules_python.patch
index bf22eaa7b..97a78f47c 100644
--- a/third_party/py/rules_python.patch
+++ b/third_party/py/rules_python.patch
@@ -71,3 +71,24 @@ index 774c24d1..91e59f9b 100644
      "3.13": "3.13.0",
  }
 
+diff --git a/python/private/python_bootstrap_template.txt b/python/private/python_bootstrap_template.txt
+index 0f9c90b3..2a5e005a 100644
+--- a/python/private/python_bootstrap_template.txt
++++ b/python/private/python_bootstrap_template.txt
+@@ -52,8 +52,14 @@ def GetWindowsPathWithUNCPrefix(path):
+   # removed from common Win32 file and directory functions.
+   # Related doc: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/fileio/maximum-file-path-limitation?tabs=cmd#enable-long-paths-in-windows-10-version-1607-and-later
+   import platform
+-  if platform.win32_ver()[1] >= '10.0.14393':
+-    return path
++  try:
++    version = platform.win32_ver()[1]
++  except ValueError e:
++    if "invalid literal for int() with base 10" in str(e):
++      version = platform.win32_ver()[1]
++  finally:
++    if version >= '10.0.14393':
++      return path
+ 
+   # import sysconfig only now to maintain python 2.6 compatibility
+   import sysconfig