diff --git a/python/pygobject3/pygobject3.SlackBuild b/python/pygobject3/pygobject3.SlackBuild
index 49a99718ee..2379d02daa 100644
--- a/python/pygobject3/pygobject3.SlackBuild
+++ b/python/pygobject3/pygobject3.SlackBuild
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 PRGNAM=pygobject3
 SRCNAM=pygobject
 VERSION=${VERSION:-3.8.3}
-BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
+BUILD=${BUILD:-2}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 
 if [ -z "$ARCH" ]; then
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ CFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS" \
   --libdir=/usr/lib${LIBDIRSUFFIX} \
   --sysconfdir=/etc \
   --localstatedir=/var \
+  --with-python=python2 \
   --build=$ARCH-slackware-linux
 
 make