diff --git a/srcpkgs/indicator-doom-cpu/template b/srcpkgs/indicator-doom-cpu/template
index 5d870a6f406..33158f90a16 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/indicator-doom-cpu/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/indicator-doom-cpu/template
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ homepage="https://github.com/ebruck/indicator-doom-cpu"
 distfiles="${homepage}/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=87dcb082c5032518b2616c85967ac92cf3618b6e0276266ec413537b6256c7d5
 nocross="gobject-introspection"
+python_version=2
 
 do_install() {
 	vinstall $pkgname 755 usr/share/indicator-doom-cpu