diff --git a/srcpkgs/telepathy-logger/template b/srcpkgs/telepathy-logger/template
index 310921f3fb1..f413e11cc9b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/telepathy-logger/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/telepathy-logger/template
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ if [ -z "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	build_options_default="gir"
 fi
 
+pre_configure() {
+	export PYTHON=python2
+}
+
 telepathy-logger-devel_package() {
 	depends="libxml2-devel telepathy-glib-devel ${sourcepkg}-${version}_${revision}"
 	short_desc+=" - development files"