diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-nose2/patches/no-versioned-nose2.patch b/srcpkgs/python-nose2/patches/no-versioned-nose2.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bfe3dfa0c24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-nose2/patches/no-versioned-nose2.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+--- setup.py.orig
++++ setup.py
+@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ else:
+     params['entry_points'] = {
+         'console_scripts': [
+             '%s = nose2:discover' % SCRIPT1,
+-            '%s = nose2:discover' % SCRIPT2,
+         ],
+     }
+     params['install_requires'] = parse_requirements('requirements.txt')
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-nose2/template b/srcpkgs/python-nose2/template
index 483594bd86d..9c842785f2c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-nose2/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-nose2/template
@@ -1,33 +1,36 @@
 # Template file for 'python-nose2'
 pkgname=python-nose2
 version=0.7.4
-revision=1
+revision=2
+noarch=yes
 wrksrc="${pkgname/python-//}-${version}"
 build_style=python-module
 pycompile_module="nose2"
 hostmakedepends="python-setuptools python3-setuptools"
 depends="python-setuptools python-coverage python-six python-mock"
-short_desc="Nose2 is the next generation of nicer testing for Python2"
+short_desc="The next generation of nicer testing (Python2)"
 maintainer="maxice8 <thinkabit.ukim@gmail.com>"
-license="2-Clause-BSD"
+license="BSD-2-Clause"
 homepage="https://github.com/nose-devs/nose2"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/n/nose2/nose2-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=954a62cfb2d2ac06dad32995cbc822bf00cc11e20d543963515932fd4eff33fa
-alternatives="python-nose2:nosetest:/usr/bin/nose2-2.7"
-noarch=yes
+alternatives="nose2:nose2:/usr/bin/python2-nose2"
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense license.txt
+	# XXX override the default naming scheme
+	cp -a ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/nose2 ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/python3-nose2
+	mv ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/nose2 ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/python2-nose2
 }
 
 python3-nose2_package() {
 	noarch=yes
-	pycompile_Module="nose2"
+	pycompile_module="nose2"
 	short_desc="${short_desc/Python2/Python3}"
 	depends="python3-setuptools python3-coverage python3-six"
-	alternatives="python-nose2:nosetest:/usr/bin/nose2-3.6"
+	alternatives="nose2:nose2:/usr/bin/python3-nose2"
 	pkg_install() {
-		vmove "usr/bin/*3*"
+		vmove usr/bin/python3-nose2
 		vmove usr/lib/python3*
 		vlicense license.txt
 	}