diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-pplpy/template b/srcpkgs/python3-pplpy/template
index 67139ff9603..6c1e83aa091 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-pplpy/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-pplpy/template
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ pkgname=python3-pplpy
 version=0.8.7
 revision=3
 build_style=python3-module
-hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools python3-Cython"
+hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools python3-Cython0.29"
 makedepends="python3-cysignals python3-gmpy2 python3-devel gmp-devel
  gmpxx-devel ppl-devel mpfr-devel libmpc-devel pari-devel"
 depends="python3"