diff --git a/srcpkgs/cherrytree/template b/srcpkgs/cherrytree/template
index 47f2d95647b..f68ad0c95b1 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/cherrytree/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/cherrytree/template
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ pkgname=cherrytree
 version=0.37.5
 revision=2
 noarch=yes
-build_style=python-module
+build_style=python2-module
 hostmakedepends="python-setuptools desktop-file-utils"
 depends="pygtksourceview python-dbus python-enchant desktop-file-utils"
 pycompile_dirs="usr/share/cherrytree/modules"