diff --git a/srcpkgs/gpsd/template b/srcpkgs/gpsd/template
index 1976ab56d5..bf1364a955 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gpsd/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gpsd/template
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ license="BSD-3-Clause"
 homepage="http://www.catb.org/gpsd/"
 distfiles="http://download-mirror.savannah.gnu.org/releases/gpsd/gpsd-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=5cb1e6d880ec9a52c62492dd0e3d77451b7c7ad625895bd652f6354215aec23e
+python_version=2 #unverified
 system_accounts="gpsd"
 
 subpackages="gpsd-devel"
@@ -47,7 +48,6 @@ post_install() {
 gpsd-python_package() {
 	short_desc+=" - Python2 tools/bindings"
 	depends="python gnuplot ${sourcepkg}>=${version}_${revision}"
-	pycompile_module="gps"
 	pkg_install() {
 		vmove usr/lib/python2.7
 		vmove usr/bin/gegps