diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-iwlib/template b/srcpkgs/python-iwlib/template
index 17cfff826ed..6100db38d5c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-iwlib/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-iwlib/template
@@ -14,3 +14,4 @@ license="GPL-2.0-only"
 homepage="https://github.com/nathan-hoad/python-iwlib"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/i/iwlib/iwlib-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=7496bcc3f7abb9b23071f83a86b4386fab41852d7ecc7aee05b6e42b832606f3
+python_version=2