diff --git a/srcpkgs/nodejs/template b/srcpkgs/nodejs/template
index 1b653aa6a59..5b05948a9e0 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/nodejs/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/nodejs/template
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ license="MIT"
 homepage="https://nodejs.org/"
 distfiles="${homepage}/dist/v${version}/node-v${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=379dcecb721984a99dc9e16c2a096d6eb7a760d50b188582d9ce33e0478a1a5e
+python_version=2 #unverified
 
 build_options="ssl libuv http_parser icu nghttp2 cares"
 desc_option_ssl="Enable shared libressl"