diff --git a/srcpkgs/nodejs-lts-10/template b/srcpkgs/nodejs-lts-10/template
index 9c5bff96322..ae17643be84 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/nodejs-lts-10/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/nodejs-lts-10/template
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ license="MIT"
 homepage="https://nodejs.org/"
 distfiles="${homepage}/download/release/v${version}/node-v${version}.tar.xz"
 checksum=622721bc3e6b65faf7eb6a22bfb6e3e31817e42212aa6bf5a7991ea7d9b6f169
+python_version=2 #unverified
 
 build_options="ssl libuv http_parser icu nghttp2 cares"
 desc_option_ssl="Enable shared libressl"