diff --git a/srcpkgs/pulseaudio/template b/srcpkgs/pulseaudio/template
index 69f29bc9f84..e9e48a87c8c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/pulseaudio/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/pulseaudio/template
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ license="LGPL-2.1-or-later"
 homepage="https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/PulseAudio"
 distfiles="${FREEDESKTOP_SITE}/${pkgname}/releases/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
 checksum=961b23ca1acfd28f2bc87414c27bb40e12436efcf2158d29721b1e89f3f28057
+python_version=2 #unverified
 system_groups="pulse-access"
 system_accounts="pulse"
 pulse_groups="audio"