diff --git a/Components/Python/CMakeLists.txt b/Components/Python/CMakeLists.txt
index b6062c6..df955e3 100644
--- a/Components/Python/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Components/Python/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -22,7 +22,14 @@ if(OGRE_BUILD_COMPONENT_OVERLAY_IMGUI)
     list(APPEND CMAKE_SWIG_FLAGS -DHAVE_IMGUI -DIMGUI_DISABLE_OBSOLETE_FUNCTIONS)
 endif()
 
+# cf. https://github.com/swig/swig/pull/1587
+file(GENERATE OUTPUT "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/pyobject_gc_polyfill.h" CONTENT [[
+#define _PyObject_GC_UNTRACK(x) PyObject_GC_UnTrack(x)
+]])
 macro(ogre_python_module target)
+    if(SWIG_FOUND AND SWIG_VERSION VERSION_LESS "4.0.1" AND Python3_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL "3.8")
+        target_precompile_headers(${SWIG_MODULE_${target}_REAL_NAME} PRIVATE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/pyobject_gc_polyfill.h")
+    endif()
     set_target_properties(${target} PROPERTIES DEBUG_POSTFIX "")
     install(TARGETS ${target} LIBRARY DESTINATION ${PYTHON_SITE_PACKAGES})
     install(FILES ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/Components/Python/${target}.py DESTINATION ${PYTHON_SITE_PACKAGES})