diff --git a/srcpkgs/node_exporter/template b/srcpkgs/node_exporter/template
index 7eeaadcfabc..5d5a25185c8 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/node_exporter/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/node_exporter/template
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ homepage="https://prometheus.io/"
 changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/prometheus/node_exporter/master/CHANGELOG.md"
 distfiles="https://github.com/prometheus/node_exporter/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=9ddf187c462f2681ab4516410ada0e6f0f03097db6986686795559ea71a07694
+python_version=3
 
 system_accounts="_node_exporter"