diff --git a/games/0ad/Makefile b/games/0ad/Makefile
index 1362c7fab6a1..a7017440fa80 100644
--- a/games/0ad/Makefile
+++ b/games/0ad/Makefile
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ LIB_DEPENDS=	libboost_thread.so:devel/boost-libs \
 		libsodium.so:security/libsodium
 
 USES=		compiler:c++11-lib desktop-file-utils dos2unix gmake iconv jpeg openal:al \
-		pkgconfig python:build tar:xz
+		pkgconfig python:2.7,build tar:xz
 USE_GNOME=	libxml2 gtk20
 USE_GL=		gl
 USE_SDL=	sdl2