diff --git a/srcpkgs/linux4.9/template b/srcpkgs/linux4.9/template
index c0937bbf32a..223860bb2f4 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/linux4.9/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/linux4.9/template
@@ -2,14 +2,15 @@
 pkgname=linux4.9
 version=4.9.218
 revision=1
-patch_args="-Np1"
 wrksrc="linux-${version}"
-maintainer="Orphaned <orphan@voidlinux.org>"
-homepage="https://www.kernel.org"
-license="GPL-2.0-only"
 short_desc="Linux kernel and modules (${version%.*} series)"
+maintainer="Orphaned <orphan@voidlinux.org>"
+license="GPL-2.0-only"
+homepage="https://www.kernel.org"
 distfiles="https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/linux-${version}.tar.xz"
 checksum=df3a6e615ec4c57b04775e9c018c67045223ac662e696d28fd37baa5114349cd
+python_version=2 #unverified
+patch_args="-Np1"
 
 nodebug=yes  # -dbg package is generated below manually
 nostrip=yes