diff --git a/srcpkgs/bmake/template b/srcpkgs/bmake/template
index 28167efc03..ebd99170b0 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/bmake/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/bmake/template
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ license="BSD-3-Clause"
 homepage="http://www.crufty.net/help/sjg/bmake.html"
 distfiles="http://www.crufty.net/ftp/pub/sjg/bmake-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=cf15f204ad8eea3396c2c7179b5ec0cffb06c9628b6f91050c6f2cbcaabb8928
+python_version=2 #unverified
 
 do_configure() {
 	cd bmake