diff --git a/srcpkgs/menulibre/template b/srcpkgs/menulibre/template
index f5481a44987..bba288c916b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/menulibre/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/menulibre/template
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ version=2.1.3
 revision=1
 noarch=yes
 build_style=python3-module
+pycompile_module="menulibre menulibre_lib"
 hostmakedepends="python3-distutils-extra intltool"
 depends="gnome-menus gobject-introspection gsettings-desktop-schemas gtk+3
  python3-gobject python3-psutil python3-xdg"