diff --git a/srcpkgs/mercurial/template b/srcpkgs/mercurial/template
index 385360ac60d..e12f3150658 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mercurial/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/mercurial/template
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 pkgname=mercurial
 version=3.9.2
 revision=1
-build_style=python-module
+build_style=python2-module
 hostmakedepends="python-devel"
 makedepends="python-devel"
 depends="ca-certificates"