diff --git a/srcpkgs/libcap-ng/template b/srcpkgs/libcap-ng/template
index d39a1e3e850..f309ec0deed 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libcap-ng/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libcap-ng/template
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ pkgname=libcap-ng
 version=0.7.9
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
-configure_args="--without-python"
+configure_args="--without-python --without-python3"
 short_desc="An alternate POSIX capabilities library"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"
 homepage="http://people.redhat.com/sgrubb/libcap-ng/"
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ subpackages="libcap-ng-devel libcap-ng-progs"
 if [ -z "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	subpackages+=" libcap-ng-python libcap-ng-python3"
 	hostmakedepends="python-devel python3-devel swig"
-	configure_args+=" --with-python"
+	configure_args+=" --with-python --with-python3"
 fi
 
 libcap-ng-devel_package() {