diff --git a/srcpkgs/neomutt/template b/srcpkgs/neomutt/template
index 8d3e3707f69..5bd35e489ba 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/neomutt/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/neomutt/template
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ distfiles="https://github.com/neomutt/neomutt/archive/${version}.tar.gz
  https://github.com/neomutt/neomutt-test-files/archive/1ee274e9ae1330fb901eb7b8275b3079d7869222.tar.gz"
 checksum="6ed358053ae17694b580f3b5b13eec9f00f5a7320e76fae6fba767607c40cc48
  f7aeb9a70b213b1bbcdba629745fd345bde825c467453912f5cfd7f1d75418f5"
+python_version=2 #unverified
 
 # fix:
 if [ "${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}" ]; then