diff --git a/srcpkgs/linux4.14/patches/python3.patch b/srcpkgs/linux4.14/patches/python3.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..727fd2fb8e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/linux4.14/patches/python3.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+--- a/scripts/show_delta
++++ b/scripts/show_delta
+@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
+-#!/usr/bin/env python
++#!/usr/bin/env python3
+ #
+ # show_deltas: Read list of printk messages instrumented with
+ # time data, and format with time deltas.
+@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
+ import string
+ 
+ def usage():
+-	print ("""usage: show_delta [<options>] <filename>
++	print("""usage: show_delta [<options>] <filename>
+ 
+ This program parses the output from a set of printk message lines which
+ have time data prefixed because the CONFIG_PRINTK_TIME option is set, or
+@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@
+ 		raise ValueError
+ 
+ 	# split on closing bracket
+-	(time_str, rest) = string.split(line[1:],']',1)
+-	time = string.atof(time_str)
++	(time_str, rest) = line[1:].split(']',1)
++	time = float(time_str)
+ 
+ 	#print "time=", time
+ 	return (time, rest)
+@@ -94,11 +94,11 @@
+ 	try:
+ 		lines = open(filein,"r").readlines()
+ 	except:
+-		print ("Problem opening file: %s" % filein)
++		print("Problem opening file: %s" % filein)
+ 		sys.exit(1)
+ 
+ 	if base_str:
+-		print ('base= "%s"' % base_str)
++		print('base= "%s"' % base_str)
+ 		# assume a numeric base.  If that fails, try searching
+ 		# for a matching line.
+ 		try:
+@@ -111,18 +111,18 @@
+ 					(time, rest) = get_time(line)
+ 				except:
+ 					continue
+-				if string.find(rest, base_str)==1:
++				if rest.find(base_str)==1:
+ 					base_time = time
+ 					found = 1
+ 					# stop at first match
+ 					break
+ 			if not found:
+-				print ('Couldn\'t find line matching base pattern "%s"' % base_str)
++				print('Couldn\'t find line matching base pattern "%s"' % base_str)
+ 				sys.exit(1)
+ 	else:
+ 		base_time = 0.0
+ 
+ 	for line in lines:
+-		print (convert_line(line, base_time),)
++		print(convert_line(line, base_time))
+ 
+ main()
+--- a/scripts/tracing/draw_functrace.py
++++ b/scripts/tracing/draw_functrace.py
+@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
+-#!/usr/bin/env python
++#!/usr/bin/env python3
+ 
+ """
+ Copyright 2008 (c) Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@gmail.com>
+@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
+ 		tree = tree.getParent(caller)
+ 		tree = tree.calls(callee, calltime)
+ 
+-	print CallTree.ROOT
++	print(CallTree.ROOT)
+ 
+ if __name__ == "__main__":
+ 	main()
diff --git a/srcpkgs/linux4.14/template b/srcpkgs/linux4.14/template
index b8ae2c72298..7d74947b0b9 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/linux4.14/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/linux4.14/template
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ distfiles="https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/linux-${version%.*}.tar.
 checksum="f81d59477e90a130857ce18dc02f4fbe5725854911db1e7ba770c7cd350f96a7
  941c34f4a5c438bbb1b0ab5ee84b8075acf9c4d3843697259e980def08c6a839"
 skip_extraction="patch-${version}.xz"
-python_version=2 #unverified
+python_version=3
 
 nodebug=yes  # -dbg package is generated below manually
 nostrip=yes