diff --git a/srcpkgs/xdot/template b/srcpkgs/xdot/template
index e2aa8811e8b..4cd53f8881d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xdot/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xdot/template
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ pkgname=xdot
 reverts="0.7_1"
 version=0.6
 revision=2
-build_style=python-module
+build_style=python2-module
 hostmakedepends="python-setuptools git"
 makedepends="graphviz pygtk python-setuptools"
 depends="${makedepends}"