diff --git a/srcpkgs/mypaint/template b/srcpkgs/mypaint/template
index f478f7b6c58..4bd41c073f3 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mypaint/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/mypaint/template
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ license="GPL-2.0-or-later"
 homepage="http://mypaint.org"
 distfiles="https://github.com/mypaint/mypaint/releases/download/v${version}/mypaint-${version}.tar.xz"
 checksum=d1d67866e342938c1e84b42da10bbed5f613f7e216f800fcc7c0e20200074a5e
+python_version=3
 
 post_install() {
 	# Fix SVG icons