diff --git a/srcpkgs/linux4.19/template b/srcpkgs/linux4.19/template
index 654f0a39a1..8f40ac4aac 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/linux4.19/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/linux4.19/template
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ license="GPL-2.0-only"
 homepage="https://www.kernel.org"
 distfiles="https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/linux-${version}.tar.xz"
 checksum=8ee65d23ec23abb4ae195ff354a15da7d6d20ed6dcecc40db02bd06b076b7b64
+python_version=2 #unverified
 patch_args="-Np1"
 
 nodebug=yes  # -dbg package is generated below manually