diff --git a/srcpkgs/krita/template b/srcpkgs/krita/template
index 9b654e220ad..d89dc8ac9df 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/krita/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/krita/template
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ license="GPL-3.0-only"
 homepage="https://krita.org/"
 distfiles="${KDE_SITE}/krita/${version}/krita-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=9f85bb81eaf4976af57352a482af1fdb86f338051a991f6f43976e0b65956da8
+python_version=2 #unverified
 replaces="calligra-krita>=0"
 
 case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in