diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-pygame/template b/srcpkgs/python3-pygame/template
index ee1736245b4..c136b750713 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-pygame/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-pygame/template
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 # Template file for 'python3-pygame'
 pkgname=python3-pygame
 version=1.9.6
-revision=3
+revision=4
 wrksrc="pygame-${version}"
 build_style=python3-module
-hostmakedepends="pkg-config python3-setuptools SDL_mixer-devel
- SDL_image-devel SDL_ttf-devel libjpeg-turbo-devel portmidi-devel"
+make_build_args="cython"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config python3-setuptools python3-Cython
+ SDL_mixer-devel SDL_image-devel SDL_ttf-devel libjpeg-turbo-devel portmidi-devel"
 makedepends="python3-devel SDL_mixer-devel SDL_image-devel
  SDL_ttf-devel libjpeg-turbo-devel portmidi-devel"
 short_desc="Collection of Python modules for writing games (Python3)"
@@ -16,3 +17,8 @@ distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/p/pygame/pygame-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=301c6428c0880ecd4a9e3951b80e539c33863b6ff356a443db1758de4f297957
 
 export PORTMIDI_INC_PORTTIME=1
+
+pre_build() {
+	# Remove the C source to re-cythonize, which avoids some API changes
+	rm src_c/pypm.c src_c/_sdl2/{sdl2,audio,video}.c
+}