diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-pyserial/template b/srcpkgs/python-pyserial/template
index 10a2929903c..bf91f7f7a52 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-pyserial/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-pyserial/template
@@ -7,12 +7,13 @@ revision=1
 maintainer="Carlo Dormeletti <carloDOTdormelettiATaliceDOTit>"
 homepage="http://pyserial.sourceforge.net/"
 license="LGPL-2.1"
-short_desc="Python2 module encapsulates the access for the serial port"
+short_desc="Python2 to provide access for the serial port"
 noarch=yes
 wrksrc="pyserial-${version}"
 build_style=python-module
 hostmakedepends="python-setuptools"
-pycompile_module="pyserial"
+depends="python"
+pycompile_module="serial"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/p/pyserial/pyserial-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=3542ec0838793e61d6224e27ff05e8ce4ba5a5c5cc4ec5c6a3e8d49247985477