diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-efl/template b/srcpkgs/python3-efl/template
index 2431dac9619..861eb51e4a9 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-efl/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-efl/template
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ pkgname=python3-efl
 version=1.23.0
 revision=6
 build_style=python3-module
-hostmakedepends="pkg-config python3-devel python3-Cython"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config python3-devel python3-Cython0.29"
 makedepends="efl-devel python3-dbus-devel"
 depends="python3-dbus"
 short_desc="Python3 bindings for Enlightenment Foundation Libraries"