diff --git a/srcpkgs/atom/template b/srcpkgs/atom/template
index c33c86da87..928ae28c37 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/atom/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/atom/template
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ shlib_provides="libGLESv2.so"
 patch_args="-Np1"
 nocross=yes
 nostrip=yes
+python_version=2
 
 post_extract() {
 	mkdir -p packages/dugite packages/git-utils