diff --git a/_distutils_hack/__init__.py b/_distutils_hack/__init__.py
index 75bc4463bb..cc62dcf68c 100644
--- a/_distutils_hack/__init__.py
+++ b/_distutils_hack/__init__.py
@@ -118,7 +118,9 @@ def create_module(self, spec):
             def exec_module(self, module):
                 pass
 
-        return importlib.util.spec_from_loader('distutils', DistutilsLoader())
+        return importlib.util.spec_from_loader(
+            'distutils', DistutilsLoader(), origin=mod.__file__
+        )
 
     def spec_for_pip(self):
         """
diff --git a/changelog.d/2990.change.rst b/changelog.d/2990.change.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bb6e6032f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/2990.change.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Set the ``.origin`` attribute of the ``distutils`` module to the module's ``__file__``.