diff --git a/srcpkgs/buku/template b/srcpkgs/buku/template
index 7092b119149..7d2e2cf0066 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/buku/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/buku/template
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version=2.6
 revision=1
 wrksrc=Buku-${version}
 noarch=yes
-hostmakedepends="python3"
+python_version="3"
 depends="python3"
 short_desc="A cmdline bookmark management utility"
 maintainer="Diogo Leal <diogo@diogoleal.com>"