diff --git a/srcpkgs/libdbusmenu-glib/patches/python3.patch b/srcpkgs/libdbusmenu-glib/patches/python3.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..830a19005be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/libdbusmenu-glib/patches/python3.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+--- a/tools/dbusmenu-bench
++++ b/tools/dbusmenu-bench
+@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
+-#!/usr/bin/env python
++#!/usr/bin/env python3
+ # encoding: utf-8
+ """
+ A library to communicate a menu object set accross DBus and
+@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
+ 
+ def dump_properties(properties, prepend=""):
+     for key, value in properties.items():
+-        print "%s- %s: %s" % (prepend, key, value)
++        print("%s- %s: %s" % (prepend, key, value))
+ 
+ 
+ def run_test_sequence(menu, dump=False):
+@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@
+     revision, layout = menu.GetLayout(dbus.Int32(0))
+     times["GetLayout"] = chrono.elapsed()
+     if dump:
+-        print "revision:", revision
+-        print "layout:"
+-        print layout
++        print("revision:", revision)
++        print("layout:")
++        print(layout)
+ 
+     # Get ids
+     tree = ET.fromstring(layout)
+@@ -89,17 +89,17 @@
+     children = menu.GetChildren(dbus.Int32(root_id), property_names)
+     times["GetChildren"] = chrono.elapsed()
+     if dump:
+-        print "children:"
++        print("children:")
+         for child in children:
+             id, properties = child
+-            print "- %d:" % id
++            print("- %d:" % id)
+             dump_properties(properties, prepend=" ")
+ 
+     chrono.restart()
+     properties = menu.GetProperties(dbus.Int32(child_id), property_names)
+     times["GetProperties"] = chrono.elapsed()
+     if dump:
+-        print "properties:"
++        print("properties:")
+         dump_properties(properties)
+ 
+     return times
+@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
+ 
+ def print_probe(prefix, name, value, timestamp):
+     value = int(value * 1000000)
+-    print "%(prefix)s.%(name)s:%(value)d@%(timestamp)d" % locals()
++    print("%(prefix)s.%(name)s:%(value)d@%(timestamp)d" % locals())
+ 
+ def main():
+     parser = OptionParser(usage = "%prog [options]")
diff --git a/srcpkgs/libdbusmenu-glib/template b/srcpkgs/libdbusmenu-glib/template
index 8981401214c..26c7d3f201f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libdbusmenu-glib/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libdbusmenu-glib/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'libdbusmenu-glib'
 pkgname=libdbusmenu-glib
 version=16.04.0
-revision=5
+revision=6
 build_style=gnu-configure
 build_helper="gir"
 configure_args="--disable-dumper --disable-static --disable-tests
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ license="GPL-3, LGPL-2.1, LGPL-3"
 homepage="https://launchpad.net/libdbusmenu"
 distfiles="${homepage}/${version%.*}/${version}/+download/libdbusmenu-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=b9cc4a2acd74509435892823607d966d424bd9ad5d0b00938f27240a1bfa878a
-python_version=2 #unverified
 
 build_options="gir"
 build_options_default="gir"