diff --git a/x11/workrave/Makefile b/x11/workrave/Makefile
index 5cd248c..8e63399 100644
--- a/x11/workrave/Makefile
+++ b/x11/workrave/Makefile
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ LICENSE=      GPLv3+
 BUILD_DEPENDS= ${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}cheetah>0:devel/py-cheetah
 LIB_DEPENDS=   libgdome.so:textproc/gdome2
 
-USES=          gettext gmake pathfix pkgconfig python
+USES=          gettext gmake pathfix pkgconfig python:2.7
 USE_XORG=      recordproto x11 xext xmu xscrnsaver xtst
 USE_GNOME=     intlhack gconf2 gtkmm24
 GNU_CONFIGURE= yes