diff --git a/srcpkgs/scanmem/template b/srcpkgs/scanmem/template
index 6d711f6e41b..b9bbb2f89fc 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/scanmem/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/scanmem/template
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ gameconqueror_package() {
 	short_desc="GameConqueror is a GUI front-end for scanmem, providing more features"
 	depends="polkit gtk+3 python3-gobject lib${sourcepkg}>=${version}_${revision}"
 	archs=noarch
+	python_version=3
 	pkg_install() {
 		cd $DESTDIR
 		find * -iname "*${pkgname}*" -prune | while read f; do vmove $f; done