diff --git a/srcpkgs/salt/template b/srcpkgs/salt/template
index d5e26d8573b..abb548821be 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/salt/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/salt/template
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 pkgname=salt
 version=2016.3.3
 revision=1
-build_style=python-module
+build_style=python2-module
 noarch=yes
 pycompile_module="salt"
 conf_files="/etc/salt/*"