diff --git a/srcpkgs/libdbusmenu-glib/template b/srcpkgs/libdbusmenu-glib/template
index 3e9a2b024b0..3af428063d9 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libdbusmenu-glib/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libdbusmenu-glib/template
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ 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"