diff --git a/srcpkgs/libevent/template b/srcpkgs/libevent/template
index 4a1d62e907f..34a959d134a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libevent/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libevent/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'libevent'
 pkgname=libevent
 version=2.1.11
-revision=1
+revision=2
 wrksrc="${pkgname}-${version}-stable"
 build_style=gnu-configure
 makedepends="libressl-devel"
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ license="BSD-3-Clause"
 homepage="http://libevent.org/"
 distfiles="https://github.com/libevent/libevent/releases/download/release-${version}-stable/libevent-${version}-stable.tar.gz"
 checksum=a65bac6202ea8c5609fd5c7e480e6d25de467ea1917c08290c521752f147283d
+python_version=3
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE