diff --git a/srcpkgs/openlierox/template b/srcpkgs/openlierox/template
index 153cb0bbbc..3378403423 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/openlierox/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/openlierox/template
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ license="GPL-2"
 homepage="http://www.openlierox.net/"
 distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/openlierox/OpenLieroX_${version/.rc/_rc}.src.tar.bz2"
 checksum=3e029aba20f22d902027293e1f1a196e2f1794455cb2483d099709d7fb6c5fbb
+python_version=2
 
 CXXFLAGS="-I${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/include/libxml2"
 case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in