diff --git a/srcpkgs/py3status/template b/srcpkgs/py3status/template
index 4cba6d174cc..26b6269e11b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/py3status/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/py3status/template
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ revision=2
 short_desc="Alternative i3bar"
 license="BSD"
 noarch=yes
-build_style=python-module
+build_style=python2-module
 pycompile_module="py3status"
 hostmakedepends="python-setuptools"
 depends="python"