diff --git a/srcpkgs/pluma/template b/srcpkgs/pluma/template
index 2dca33c4d4d..96cdca543ad 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/pluma/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/pluma/template
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ license="GPL-2.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://mate-desktop.org"
 distfiles="https://pub.mate-desktop.org/releases/${version%.*}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
 checksum=1964c7fc970f62c2e00977828f6f115995bd60077bcea2fb70130f0f296cb6ee
+python_version=2 #unverified
 
 pre_configure() {
 	autoreconf -fi