diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-sqlite/template b/srcpkgs/python-sqlite/template
index 83c5f2b2a0e..82821905561 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-sqlite/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-sqlite/template
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ pkgname=python-sqlite
 version=2.8.3
 revision=1
 wrksrc="pysqlite-${version}"
-build_style=python-module
+build_style=python2-module
 hostmakedepends="python-devel"
 makedepends="sqlite-devel ${hostmakedepends}"
 pycompile_module="pysqlite2"