diff --git a/srcpkgs/atop/template b/srcpkgs/atop/template
index 4810c00a6f..8c981e6578 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/atop/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/atop/template
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ license="GPL-2.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://www.atoptool.nl/"
 distfiles="https://www.atoptool.nl/download/atop-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=4b911057ce50463b6e8b3016c5963d48535c0cddeebc6eda817e292b22f93f33
+python_version=2 #unverified
 
 make_dirs="/var/log/atop 755 root root"