diff --git a/srcpkgs/pidgin/template b/srcpkgs/pidgin/template
index e98936ae0ed..a2668cf685e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/pidgin/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/pidgin/template
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ license="GPL-2.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://pidgin.im/"
 distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/pidgin/pidgin-${version}.tar.bz2"
 checksum=2747150c6f711146bddd333c496870bfd55058bab22ffb7e4eb784018ec46d8f
+python_version=2 #unverified
 lib32disabled=yes
 
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config intltool automake libtool gettext gettext-devel glib-devel"