diff --git a/srcpkgs/netdata/template b/srcpkgs/netdata/template
index efb9986cfd8..c3343f44072 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/netdata/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/netdata/template
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ license="GPL-3.0-or-later"
 homepage="http://my-netdata.io"
 distfiles="https://github.com/netdata/netdata/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=007656f639d3544698af503f35550aeb4d4d5a06b81801bf5acf4ac21db68f6e
+python_version=2
 
 system_accounts="_netdata"
 conf_files="/etc/${pkgname}/*.conf"