diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-uvloop/template b/srcpkgs/python3-uvloop/template
index 424cff0ebd1..1688adc416a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-uvloop/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-uvloop/template
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ pkgname=python3-uvloop
 version=0.17.0
 revision=2
 build_style=python3-module
-hostmakedepends="python3 python3-setuptools python3-Cython"
+hostmakedepends="python3 python3-setuptools python3-Cython0.29"
 makedepends="libuv-devel python3-devel"
 depends="python3"
 checkdepends="flake8 python3-pytest python3-openssl python3-psutil"