diff --git a/srcpkgs/extra-cmake-modules/template b/srcpkgs/extra-cmake-modules/template
index 6afa921a4f2..4401b834647 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/extra-cmake-modules/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/extra-cmake-modules/template
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ license="BSD-3-Clause"
 homepage="https://projects.kde.org/projects/kdesupport/extra-cmake-modules"
 distfiles="${KDE_SITE}/frameworks/${version%.*}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
 checksum=dacc8e0be8605b6c609ea35bda2d87bf06e1d228bcbf8957b0f0230c4a888359
+python_version=3
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense COPYING-CMAKE-SCRIPTS