diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-backports.configparser/template b/srcpkgs/python-backports.configparser/template
index 181380dfae0..caee51a4fca 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-backports.configparser/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-backports.configparser/template
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version=3.5.0
 revision=1
 noarch=yes
 wrksrc="configparser-${version}"
-build_style=python-module
+build_style=python2-module
 pycompile_module="backports configparser.py"
 hostmakedepends="python-setuptools"
 depends="python-backports"