diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-pyserial/template b/srcpkgs/python-pyserial/template
index cc0f31417fd..ab50315d2fd 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-pyserial/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-pyserial/template
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 # Template file for 'python-pyserial'
 pkgname=python-pyserial
 version=3.1.1
-revision=1
+revision=2
 noarch=yes
 wrksrc="pyserial-${version}"
 build_style=python-module
-python_versions="2.7 3.4"
-hostmakedepends="python-setuptools python3.4-setuptools"
+hostmakedepends="python-setuptools python3-setuptools"
 depends="python"
 pycompile_module="serial"
 short_desc="Python2 module providing access for the serial port"
@@ -15,22 +14,28 @@ homepage="https://github.com/pyserial/pyserial"
 license="3-clause-BSD"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/p/pyserial/pyserial-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=d657051249ce3cbd0446bcfb2be07a435e1029da4d63f53ed9b4cdde7373364c
-alternatives="pyserial:miniterm:/usr/bin/miniterm.py2.7"
+alternatives="pyserial:miniterm:/usr/bin/miniterm.py2"
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE.txt LICENSE
 }
 
-python3.4-pyserial_package() {
+python3-pyserial_package() {
 	noarch=yes
-	depends="python3.4"
-	pycompile_version="3.4"
+	depends="python3"
 	pycompile_module="serial"
-	short_desc="${short_desc/Python2/Python3.4}"
-	alternatives="pyserial:miniterm:/usr/bin/miniterm.py3.4"
+	replaces="python3.4-pyserial>=0"
+	short_desc="${short_desc/Python2/Python3}"
+	alternatives="pyserial:miniterm:/usr/bin/miniterm.py3"
 	pkg_install() {
-		vmove usr/bin/miniterm.py3.4
-		vmove usr/lib/python3.4
+		vmove usr/bin/miniterm.py3
+		vmove usr/lib/python3*
 		vlicense LICENSE.txt LICENSE
 	}
 }
+python3.4-pyserial_package() {
+	noarch=yes
+	build_style=meta
+	short_desc="${short_desc/Python2/Python3.4} (transitional dummy package)"
+	depends="python3-pyserial>=${version}_${revision}"
+}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-pyserial b/srcpkgs/python3-pyserial
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..b32b82bb966
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-pyserial
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+python-pyserial
\ No newline at end of file