diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-setuptools b/srcpkgs/python-setuptools
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..05923bd3cc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-setuptools
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+python2-setuptools
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-setuptools/template b/srcpkgs/python2-setuptools/template
similarity index 70%
rename from srcpkgs/python-setuptools/template
rename to srcpkgs/python2-setuptools/template
index 5c5faa52fec..a3c18827a7e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-setuptools/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python2-setuptools/template
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
-# Template file for 'python-setuptools'
-pkgname=python-setuptools
+# Template file for 'python2-setuptools'
+pkgname=python2-setuptools
 # https://github.com/pypa/setuptools/issues/1458
 # python2 support for setuptools ended at 44.0.0
 version=44.0.0
-revision=2
+revision=3
 build_style=python2-module
-hostmakedepends="python-devel"
-depends="python"
+hostmakedepends="python2-devel"
+depends="python2"
 short_desc="Easily build and distribute Python2 packages"
-maintainer="Orphaned <orphan@voidlinux.org>"
+maintainer="Leah Neukirchen <leah@vuxu.org>"
 license="MIT"
 homepage="https://github.com/pypa/setuptools"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/s/setuptools/setuptools-${version}.zip"
@@ -24,3 +24,9 @@ post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE
 	mv ${PKGDESTDIR}/usr/bin/easy_install ${PKGDESTDIR}/usr/bin/easy_install2
 }
+
+python-setuptools_package() {
+	build_style=meta
+	depends="${sourcepkg}>=${version}_${revision}"
+	short_desc+=" (transitional dummy package)"
+}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-setuptools/update b/srcpkgs/python2-setuptools/update
similarity index 100%
rename from srcpkgs/python-setuptools/update
rename to srcpkgs/python2-setuptools/update