diff --git a/srcpkgs/linux5.6/template b/srcpkgs/linux5.6/template
index fcba8dd42bd..8c18560206a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/linux5.6/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/linux5.6/template
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ license="GPL-2.0-only"
 homepage="https://www.kernel.org"
 distfiles="https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/linux-${version}.tar.xz"
 checksum=7bdc96827a9db8de79cd13d74a1c5fe8915674f793e592387f2903cb225801b9
-python_version=2 #unverified
+python_version=3
 patch_args="-Np1"
 
 # XXX Restrict archs until a proper <arch>-dotconfig is available in FILESDIR.