diff --git a/Lib/test/test_zipimport.py b/Lib/test/test_zipimport.py
index 37603b9..0459596 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_zipimport.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_zipimport.py
@@ -46,6 +46,27 @@
 pyc_ext = ('.pyc' if __debug__ else '.pyo')
 
 
+def _write_zip_package(zipname, files,
+                       data_to_prepend=b"", compression=ZIP_STORED):
+    z = ZipFile(zipname, "w")
+    try:
+        for name, (mtime, data) in files.items():
+            zinfo = ZipInfo(name, time.localtime(mtime))
+            zinfo.compress_type = compression
+            z.writestr(zinfo, data)
+    finally:
+        z.close()
+
+    if data_to_prepend:
+        # Prepend data to the start of the zipfile
+        with open(zipname, "rb") as f:
+            zip_data = f.read()
+
+        with open(zipname, "wb") as f:
+            f.write(data_to_prepend)
+            f.write(zip_data)
+
+
 class UncompressedZipImportTestCase(ImportHooksBaseTestCase):
 
     compression = ZIP_STORED
@@ -58,23 +79,9 @@
         ImportHooksBaseTestCase.setUp(self)
 
     def doTest(self, expected_ext, files, *modules, **kw):
-        z = ZipFile(TEMP_ZIP, "w")
+        _write_zip_package(TEMP_ZIP, files, data_to_prepend=kw.get("stuff"),
+                           compression=self.compression)
         try:
-            for name, (mtime, data) in files.items():
-                zinfo = ZipInfo(name, time.localtime(mtime))
-                zinfo.compress_type = self.compression
-                z.writestr(zinfo, data)
-            z.close()
-
-            stuff = kw.get("stuff", None)
-            if stuff is not None:
-                # Prepend 'stuff' to the start of the zipfile
-                with open(TEMP_ZIP, "rb") as f:
-                    data = f.read()
-                with open(TEMP_ZIP, "wb") as f:
-                    f.write(stuff)
-                    f.write(data)
-
             sys.path.insert(0, TEMP_ZIP)
 
             mod = __import__(".".join(modules), globals(), locals(),
@@ -89,7 +96,8 @@
                 self.assertEqual(file, os.path.join(TEMP_ZIP,
                                  *modules) + expected_ext)
         finally:
-            z.close()
+            while TEMP_ZIP in sys.path:
+                sys.path.remove(TEMP_ZIP)
             os.remove(TEMP_ZIP)
 
     def testAFakeZlib(self):
@@ -395,10 +403,67 @@
     compression = ZIP_DEFLATED
 
 
+class ZipFileModifiedAfterImportTestCase(ImportHooksBaseTestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        zipimport._zip_directory_cache.clear()
+        zipimport._zip_stat_cache.clear()
+        ImportHooksBaseTestCase.setUp(self)
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        ImportHooksBaseTestCase.tearDown(self)
+        if os.path.exists(TEMP_ZIP):
+            os.remove(TEMP_ZIP)
+
+    def testZipFileChangesAfterFirstImport(self):
+        """Alter the zip file after caching its index and try an import."""
+        packdir = TESTPACK + os.sep
+        files = {packdir + "__init__" + pyc_ext: (NOW, test_pyc),
+                 packdir + TESTMOD + ".py": (NOW, "test_value = 38\n"),
+                 "ziptest_a.py": (NOW, "test_value = 23\n"),
+                 "ziptest_b.py": (NOW, "test_value = 42\n"),
+                 "ziptest_c.py": (NOW, "test_value = 1337\n")}
+        zipfile_path = TEMP_ZIP
+        _write_zip_package(zipfile_path, files)
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(zipfile_path))
+        sys.path.insert(0, zipfile_path)
+
+        # Import something out of the zipfile and confirm it is correct.
+        testmod = __import__(TESTPACK + "." + TESTMOD,
+                             globals(), locals(), ["__dummy__"])
+        self.assertEqual(testmod.test_value, 38)
+        # Import something else out of the zipfile and confirm it is correct.
+        ziptest_b = __import__("ziptest_b", globals(), locals(), ["test_value"])
+        self.assertEqual(ziptest_b.test_value, 42)
+
+        # Truncate and fill the zip file with non-zip garbage.
+        with open(zipfile_path, "rb") as orig_zip_file:
+            orig_zip_file_contents = orig_zip_file.read()
+        with open(zipfile_path, "wb") as byebye_valid_zip_file:
+            byebye_valid_zip_file.write(b"Tear down this wall!\n"*1987)
+        # Now that the zipfile has been replaced, import something else from it
+        # which should fail as the file contents are now garbage.
+        with self.assertRaises(ImportError):
+            ziptest_a = __import__("ziptest_a", globals(), locals(),
+                                   ["test_value"])
+            self.assertEqual(ziptest_a.test_value, 23)
+
+        # Now lets make it a valid zipfile that has some garbage at the start.
+        # This alters all of the offsets within the file
+        with open(zipfile_path, "wb") as new_zip_file:
+            new_zip_file.write(b"X"*1991)  # The year Python was created.
+            new_zip_file.write(orig_zip_file_contents)
+
+        # Now that the zip file has been "restored" to a valid but different
+        # zipfile the zipimporter should *successfully* re-read the new zip
+        # file's end of file central index and be able to import from it again.
+        ziptest_c = __import__("ziptest_c", globals(), locals(), ["test_value"])
+        self.assertEqual(ziptest_c.test_value, 1337)
+
+
 class BadFileZipImportTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     def assertZipFailure(self, filename):
-        self.assertRaises(zipimport.ZipImportError,
-                          zipimport.zipimporter, filename)
+        with self.assertRaises(zipimport.ZipImportError):
+            zipimport.zipimporter(filename)
 
     def testNoFile(self):
         self.assertZipFailure('AdfjdkFJKDFJjdklfjs')
@@ -472,6 +537,7 @@
               UncompressedZipImportTestCase,
               CompressedZipImportTestCase,
               BadFileZipImportTestCase,
+              ZipFileModifiedAfterImportTestCase,
             )
     finally:
         support.unlink(TESTMOD)
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 0a2139b..c17e493 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@
 Core and Builtins
 -----------------
 
+- Issue #19081: When a zipimport .zip file in sys.path being imported from
+  is modified during the lifetime of the Python process after zipimport has
+  already cached the zip's table of contents we detect this and recover
+  rather than read bad data from the .zip (causing odd import errors).
+
 - Issue #17432: Drop UCS2 from names of Unicode functions in python3.def.
 
 - Issue #19969: PyBytes_FromFormatV() now raises an OverflowError if "%c"
diff --git a/Modules/zipimport.c b/Modules/zipimport.c
index 2feb2a8..bfac462 100644
--- a/Modules/zipimport.c
+++ b/Modules/zipimport.c
@@ -45,10 +45,16 @@
 static PyObject *ZipImportError;
 /* read_directory() cache */
 static PyObject *zip_directory_cache = NULL;
+static PyObject *zip_stat_cache = NULL;
+/* posix.fstat or nt.fstat function.  Used due to posixmodule.c's
+ * superior fstat implementation over libc's on Windows. */
+static PyObject *fstat_function = NULL;  /* posix.fstat() or nt.fstat() */
 
 /* forward decls */
-static PyObject *read_directory(PyObject *archive);
-static PyObject *get_data(PyObject *archive, PyObject *toc_entry);
+static FILE *fopen_rb_and_stat(PyObject *path, PyObject **py_stat_p);
+static FILE *safely_reopen_archive(ZipImporter *self);
+static PyObject *read_directory(FILE *fp, PyObject *archive);
+static PyObject *get_data(FILE *fp, PyObject *archive, PyObject *toc_entry);
 static PyObject *get_module_code(ZipImporter *self, PyObject *fullname,
                                  int *p_ispackage, PyObject **p_modpath);
 
@@ -128,11 +134,39 @@
 
     files = PyDict_GetItem(zip_directory_cache, filename);
     if (files == NULL) {
-        files = read_directory(filename);
-        if (files == NULL)
+        PyObject *zip_stat = NULL;
+        FILE *fp = fopen_rb_and_stat(filename, &zip_stat);
+        if (fp == NULL) {
+            if (!PyErr_Occurred())
+                PyErr_Format(ZipImportError, "can't open Zip file: %R",
+                             filename);
+
+            Py_XDECREF(zip_stat);
             goto error;
-        if (PyDict_SetItem(zip_directory_cache, filename, files) != 0)
+        }
+
+        if (Py_VerboseFlag)
+            PySys_FormatStderr("# zipimport: %U not cached, "
+                               "reading TOC.\n", filename);
+
+        files = read_directory(fp, filename);
+        fclose(fp);
+        if (files == NULL) {
+            Py_XDECREF(zip_stat);
             goto error;
+        }
+        if (PyDict_SetItem(zip_directory_cache, filename, files) != 0) {
+            Py_DECREF(files);
+            Py_XDECREF(zip_stat);
+            goto error;
+        }
+        if (zip_stat && PyDict_SetItem(zip_stat_cache, filename,
+                                       zip_stat) != 0) {
+            Py_DECREF(files);
+            Py_DECREF(zip_stat);
+            goto error;
+        }
+        Py_XDECREF(zip_stat);
     }
     else
         Py_INCREF(files);
@@ -554,10 +588,11 @@
 {
     ZipImporter *self = (ZipImporter *)obj;
     PyObject *path, *key;
+    FILE *fp;
 #ifdef ALTSEP
     _Py_IDENTIFIER(replace);
 #endif
-    PyObject *toc_entry;
+    PyObject *toc_entry, *data;
     Py_ssize_t path_start, path_len, len;
 
     if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "U:zipimporter.get_data", &path))
@@ -585,15 +620,23 @@
     key = PyUnicode_Substring(path, path_start, path_len);
     if (key == NULL)
         goto error;
+
+    fp = safely_reopen_archive(self);
+    if (fp == NULL)
+        goto error;
+
     toc_entry = PyDict_GetItem(self->files, key);
     if (toc_entry == NULL) {
         PyErr_SetFromErrnoWithFilenameObject(PyExc_IOError, key);
         Py_DECREF(key);
+        fclose(fp);
         goto error;
     }
     Py_DECREF(key);
     Py_DECREF(path);
-    return get_data(self->archive, toc_entry);
+    data = get_data(fp, self->archive, toc_entry);
+    fclose(fp);
+    return data;
   error:
     Py_DECREF(path);
     return NULL;
@@ -618,6 +661,7 @@
     PyObject *toc_entry;
     PyObject *fullname, *subname, *path, *fullpath;
     enum zi_module_info mi;
+    FILE *fp;
 
     if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "U:zipimporter.get_source", &fullname))
         return NULL;
@@ -647,11 +691,18 @@
     if (fullpath == NULL)
         return NULL;
 
+    fp = safely_reopen_archive(self);
+    if (fp == NULL) {
+        Py_DECREF(fullpath);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
     toc_entry = PyDict_GetItem(self->files, fullpath);
     Py_DECREF(fullpath);
     if (toc_entry != NULL) {
         PyObject *res, *bytes;
-        bytes = get_data(self->archive, toc_entry);
+        bytes = get_data(fp, self->archive, toc_entry);
+        fclose(fp);
         if (bytes == NULL)
             return NULL;
         res = PyUnicode_FromStringAndSize(PyBytes_AS_STRING(bytes),
@@ -659,10 +710,10 @@
         Py_DECREF(bytes);
         return res;
     }
+    fclose(fp);
 
     /* we have the module, but no source */
-    Py_INCREF(Py_None);
-    return Py_None;
+    Py_RETURN_NONE;
 }
 
 PyDoc_STRVAR(doc_find_module,
@@ -828,10 +879,135 @@
     return x;
 }
 
-/*
-   read_directory(archive) -> files dict (new reference)
+/* Return 1 if objects a and b fail a Py_EQ test for an attr. */
+static int
+compare_obj_attr_strings(PyObject *obj_a, PyObject *obj_b, char *attr_name)
+{
+    int problem = 0;
+    PyObject *attr_a = PyObject_GetAttrString(obj_a, attr_name);
+    PyObject *attr_b = PyObject_GetAttrString(obj_b, attr_name);
+    if (attr_a == NULL || attr_b == NULL)
+        problem = 1;
+    else
+        problem = (PyObject_RichCompareBool(attr_a, attr_b, Py_EQ) != 1);
+    Py_XDECREF(attr_a);
+    Py_XDECREF(attr_b);
+    return problem;
+}
 
-   Given a path to a Zip archive, build a dict, mapping file names
+/*
+ * Returns an open FILE * on success.
+ * Returns NULL on error with the Python error context set.
+ */
+static FILE *
+safely_reopen_archive(ZipImporter *self)
+{
+    FILE *fp;
+    PyObject *stat_now = NULL;
+
+    fp = fopen_rb_and_stat(self->archive, &stat_now);
+    if (!fp) {
+        PyErr_Format(ZipImportError,
+                     "zipimport: can not open file %U", self->archive);
+        Py_XDECREF(stat_now);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    if (stat_now != NULL) {
+        int problem = 0;
+        PyObject *files;
+        PyObject *prev_stat = PyDict_GetItem(zip_stat_cache, self->archive);
+        /* Test stat_now vs the old cached stat on some key attributes. */
+        if (prev_stat != NULL) {
+            problem = compare_obj_attr_strings(prev_stat, stat_now,
+                                               "st_ino");
+            problem |= compare_obj_attr_strings(prev_stat, stat_now,
+                                                "st_size");
+            problem |= compare_obj_attr_strings(prev_stat, stat_now,
+                                                "st_mtime");
+        } else {
+            if (Py_VerboseFlag)
+                PySys_FormatStderr("# zipimport: no stat data for %U!\n",
+                                   self->archive);
+            problem = 1;
+        }
+
+        if (problem) {
+            if (Py_VerboseFlag)
+                PySys_FormatStderr("# zipimport: %U modified since last"
+                                   " import, rereading TOC.\n", self->archive);
+            files = read_directory(fp, self->archive);
+            if (files == NULL) {
+                Py_DECREF(stat_now);
+                fclose(fp);
+                return NULL;
+            }
+            if (PyDict_SetItem(zip_directory_cache, self->archive,
+                               files) != 0) {
+                Py_DECREF(files);
+                Py_DECREF(stat_now);
+                fclose(fp);
+                return NULL;
+            }
+            if (stat_now && PyDict_SetItem(zip_stat_cache, self->archive,
+                                           stat_now) != 0) {
+                Py_DECREF(files);
+                Py_DECREF(stat_now);
+                fclose(fp);
+                return NULL;
+            }
+            Py_XDECREF(self->files);  /* free the old value. */
+            self->files = files;
+        } else {
+            /* No problem, discard the new stat data. */
+            Py_DECREF(stat_now);
+        }
+    }  /* stat succeeded */
+
+    return fp;
+}
+
+/*
+   fopen_rb_and_stat(path, &py_stat) -> FILE *
+
+   Opens path in "rb" mode and populates the Python py_stat stat_result
+   with information about the opened file.  *py_stat may not be changed
+   if there is no fstat_function or if fstat_function fails.
+
+   Returns NULL and does nothing to *py_stat if the open failed.
+*/
+static FILE *
+fopen_rb_and_stat(PyObject *path, PyObject **py_stat_p)
+{
+    FILE *fp;
+    assert(py_stat_p != NULL);
+    assert(*py_stat_p == NULL);
+
+    fp = _Py_fopen(path, "rb");
+    if (fp == NULL) {
+        if (!PyErr_Occurred())
+            PyErr_Format(ZipImportError,
+                         "zipimport: can not open file %U", path);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    if (fstat_function) {
+        PyObject *stat_result = PyObject_CallFunction(fstat_function,
+                                                      "i", fileno(fp));
+        if (stat_result == NULL) {
+            PyErr_Clear();  /* We can function without it. */
+        } else {
+            *py_stat_p = stat_result;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return fp;
+}
+
+/*
+   read_directory(fp, archive) -> files dict (new reference)
+
+   Given an open Zip archive, build a dict, mapping file names
    (local to the archive, using SEP as a separator) to toc entries.
 
    A toc_entry is a tuple:
@@ -851,10 +1027,9 @@
    data_size and file_offset are 0.
 */
 static PyObject *
-read_directory(PyObject *archive)
+read_directory(FILE *fp, PyObject *archive)
 {
     PyObject *files = NULL;
-    FILE *fp;
     unsigned short flags;
     short compress, time, date, name_size;
     long crc, data_size, file_size, header_size;
@@ -869,27 +1044,18 @@
     const char *charset;
     int bootstrap;
 
-    fp = _Py_fopen(archive, "rb");
-    if (fp == NULL) {
-        if (!PyErr_Occurred())
-            PyErr_Format(ZipImportError, "can't open Zip file: %R", archive);
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
+    assert(fp != NULL);
     if (fseek(fp, -22, SEEK_END) == -1) {
-        fclose(fp);
         PyErr_Format(ZipImportError, "can't read Zip file: %R", archive);
         return NULL;
     }
     header_position = ftell(fp);
     if (fread(endof_central_dir, 1, 22, fp) != 22) {
-        fclose(fp);
         PyErr_Format(ZipImportError, "can't read Zip file: %R", archive);
         return NULL;
     }
     if (get_long((unsigned char *)endof_central_dir) != 0x06054B50) {
         /* Bad: End of Central Dir signature */
-        fclose(fp);
         PyErr_Format(ZipImportError, "not a Zip file: %R", archive);
         return NULL;
     }
@@ -983,19 +1149,16 @@
             goto error;
         count++;
     }
-    fclose(fp);
     if (Py_VerboseFlag)
         PySys_FormatStderr("# zipimport: found %ld names in %R\n",
                            count, archive);
     return files;
 fseek_error:
-    fclose(fp);
     Py_XDECREF(files);
     Py_XDECREF(nameobj);
     PyErr_Format(ZipImportError, "can't read Zip file: %R", archive);
     return NULL;
 error:
-    fclose(fp);
     Py_XDECREF(files);
     Py_XDECREF(nameobj);
     return NULL;
@@ -1034,14 +1197,13 @@
     return decompress;
 }
 
-/* Given a path to a Zip file and a toc_entry, return the (uncompressed)
+/* Given a FILE* to a Zip file and a toc_entry, return the (uncompressed)
    data as a new reference. */
 static PyObject *
-get_data(PyObject *archive, PyObject *toc_entry)
+get_data(FILE *fp, PyObject *archive, PyObject *toc_entry)
 {
     PyObject *raw_data, *data = NULL, *decompress;
     char *buf;
-    FILE *fp;
     int err;
     Py_ssize_t bytes_read = 0;
     long l;
@@ -1055,17 +1217,8 @@
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    fp = _Py_fopen(archive, "rb");
-    if (!fp) {
-        if (!PyErr_Occurred())
-            PyErr_Format(PyExc_IOError,
-               "zipimport: can not open file %U", archive);
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
     /* Check to make sure the local file header is correct */
     if (fseek(fp, file_offset, 0) == -1) {
-        fclose(fp);
         PyErr_Format(ZipImportError, "can't read Zip file: %R", archive);
         return NULL;
     }
@@ -1076,11 +1229,9 @@
         PyErr_Format(ZipImportError,
                      "bad local file header in %U",
                      archive);
-        fclose(fp);
         return NULL;
     }
     if (fseek(fp, file_offset + 26, 0) == -1) {
-        fclose(fp);
         PyErr_Format(ZipImportError, "can't read Zip file: %R", archive);
         return NULL;
     }
@@ -1095,7 +1246,6 @@
     raw_data = PyBytes_FromStringAndSize((char *)NULL, bytes_size);
 
     if (raw_data == NULL) {
-        fclose(fp);
         return NULL;
     }
     buf = PyBytes_AsString(raw_data);
@@ -1104,11 +1254,9 @@
     if (err == 0) {
         bytes_read = fread(buf, 1, data_size, fp);
     } else {
-        fclose(fp);
         PyErr_Format(ZipImportError, "can't read Zip file: %R", archive);
         return NULL;
     }
-    fclose(fp);
     if (err || bytes_read != data_size) {
         PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IOError,
                         "zipimport: can't read data");
@@ -1329,12 +1477,12 @@
 /* Return the code object for the module named by 'fullname' from the
    Zip archive as a new reference. */
 static PyObject *
-get_code_from_data(ZipImporter *self, int ispackage, int isbytecode,
+get_code_from_data(ZipImporter *self, FILE *fp, int ispackage, int isbytecode,
                    time_t mtime, PyObject *toc_entry)
 {
     PyObject *data, *modpath, *code;
 
-    data = get_data(self->archive, toc_entry);
+    data = get_data(fp, self->archive, toc_entry);
     if (data == NULL)
         return NULL;
 
@@ -1356,6 +1504,7 @@
     PyObject *code = NULL, *toc_entry, *subname;
     PyObject *path, *fullpath = NULL;
     struct st_zip_searchorder *zso;
+    FILE *fp;
 
     subname = get_subname(fullname);
     if (subname == NULL)
@@ -1366,6 +1515,12 @@
     if (path == NULL)
         return NULL;
 
+    fp = safely_reopen_archive(self);
+    if (fp == NULL) {
+        Py_DECREF(path);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
     for (zso = zip_searchorder; *zso->suffix; zso++) {
         code = NULL;
 
@@ -1376,6 +1531,7 @@
         if (Py_VerboseFlag > 1)
             PySys_FormatStderr("# trying %U%c%U\n",
                                self->archive, (int)SEP, fullpath);
+
         toc_entry = PyDict_GetItem(self->files, fullpath);
         if (toc_entry != NULL) {
             time_t mtime = 0;
@@ -1391,7 +1547,7 @@
             Py_CLEAR(fullpath);
             if (p_ispackage != NULL)
                 *p_ispackage = ispackage;
-            code = get_code_from_data(self, ispackage,
+            code = get_code_from_data(self, fp, ispackage,
                                       isbytecode, mtime,
                                       toc_entry);
             if (code == Py_None) {
@@ -1411,6 +1567,7 @@
     }
     PyErr_Format(ZipImportError, "can't find module %R", fullname);
 exit:
+    fclose(fp);
     Py_DECREF(path);
     Py_XDECREF(fullpath);
     return code;
@@ -1428,6 +1585,8 @@
   subclass of ImportError, so it can be caught as ImportError, too.\n\
 - _zip_directory_cache: a dict, mapping archive paths to zip directory\n\
   info dicts, as used in zipimporter._files.\n\
+- _zip_stat_cache: a dict, mapping archive paths to stat_result\n\
+  info for the .zip the last time anything was imported from it.\n\
 \n\
 It is usually not needed to use the zipimport module explicitly; it is\n\
 used by the builtin import mechanism for sys.path items that are paths\n\
@@ -1487,6 +1646,7 @@
                            (PyObject *)&ZipImporter_Type) < 0)
         return NULL;
 
+    Py_XDECREF(zip_directory_cache);  /* Avoid embedded interpreter leaks. */
     zip_directory_cache = PyDict_New();
     if (zip_directory_cache == NULL)
         return NULL;
@@ -1494,5 +1654,36 @@
     if (PyModule_AddObject(mod, "_zip_directory_cache",
                            zip_directory_cache) < 0)
         return NULL;
+
+    Py_XDECREF(zip_stat_cache);  /* Avoid embedded interpreter leaks. */
+    zip_stat_cache = PyDict_New();
+    if (zip_stat_cache == NULL)
+        return NULL;
+    Py_INCREF(zip_stat_cache);
+    if (PyModule_AddObject(mod, "_zip_stat_cache", zip_stat_cache) < 0)
+        return NULL;
+
+    {
+        /* We cannot import "os" here as that is a .py/.pyc file that could
+         * live within a zipped up standard library.  Import the posix or nt
+         * builtin that provides the fstat() function we want instead. */
+        PyObject *os_like_module;
+        Py_CLEAR(fstat_function);  /* Avoid embedded interpreter leaks. */
+        os_like_module = PyImport_ImportModule("posix");
+        if (os_like_module == NULL) {
+            PyErr_Clear();
+            os_like_module = PyImport_ImportModule("nt");
+        }
+        if (os_like_module != NULL) {
+            fstat_function = PyObject_GetAttrString(os_like_module, "fstat");
+            Py_DECREF(os_like_module);
+        }
+        if (fstat_function == NULL) {
+            PyErr_Clear();  /* non-fatal, we'll go on without it. */
+            if (Py_VerboseFlag)
+                PySys_WriteStderr("# zipimport unable to use os.fstat().\n");
+        }
+    }
+
     return mod;
 }