diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-pygame/template b/srcpkgs/python3-pygame/template
index 9edc626b0b8..284268e85ca 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-pygame/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-pygame/template
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version=2.1.2
 revision=4
 build_style=python3-module
 make_build_args="cython"
-hostmakedepends="pkg-config python3-setuptools python3-Cython
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config python3-setuptools python3-Cython0.29
  SDL2_mixer-devel SDL2_image-devel SDL2_ttf-devel libjpeg-turbo-devel portmidi-devel"
 makedepends="python3-devel SDL2_mixer-devel SDL2_image-devel
  SDL2_ttf-devel libjpeg-turbo-devel portmidi-devel"