--- /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/salt/utils/thin.py.orig    2019-03-12 11:50:38.844434340 +0000
+++ /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/salt/utils/thin.py 2019-03-12 12:20:08.170266344 +0000
@@ -120,6 +120,12 @@
     sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__),
                                     namespace and os.path.join(namespace, base) or base))

+
+SSRC=os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__),'pyall','salt','ext')
+SDEST=os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__),'pyall','backports')
+if not os.path.isdir(SDEST):
+    os.symlink(SSRC,SDEST)
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     from salt.scripts import salt_call
     salt_call()