diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-Cython/template b/srcpkgs/python-Cython/template
index 9d3845a3755..9f9252f04af 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-Cython/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-Cython/template
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 # Template file for 'python-Cython'
 pkgname=python-Cython
 version=0.24.1
-revision=1
+revision=2
 wrksrc="Cython-${version}"
 build_style=python-module
-python_versions="2.7 3.4"
-hostmakedepends="python-devel python3.4-devel"
+hostmakedepends="python-devel python3-devel"
 makedepends="${hostmakedepends}"
 pycompile_module="Cython pyximport cython.py"
 short_desc="C-Extensions for Python2"
@@ -16,25 +15,29 @@ distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/C/Cython/Cython-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=84808fda00508757928e1feadcf41c9f78e9a9b7167b6649ab0933b76f75e7b9
 
 alternatives="
- cython:cygdb:/usr/bin/cygdb2.7
- cython:cython:/usr/bin/cython2.7
- cython:cythonize:/usr/bin/cythonize2.7"
+ cython:cygdb:/usr/bin/cygdb2
+ cython:cython:/usr/bin/cython2
+ cython:cythonize:/usr/bin/cythonize2"
 
 # Skip build phase, otherwise Cython gets confused when cross compiling
 do_build() {
 	:
 }
 
-python3.4-Cython_package() {
+python3-Cython_package() {
 	alternatives="
-	 cython:cygdb:/usr/bin/cygdb3.4
-	 cython:cython:/usr/bin/cython3.4
-	 cython:cythonize:/usr/bin/cythonize3.4"
-	pycompile_version="3.4"
+	 cython:cygdb:/usr/bin/cygdb3
+	 cython:cython:/usr/bin/cython3
+	 cython:cythonize:/usr/bin/cythonize3"
 	pycompile_module="Cython pyximport cython.py"
-	short_desc="${short_desc/Python2/Python3.4}"
+	short_desc="${short_desc/Python2/Python3}"
 	pkg_install() {
-		vmove usr/bin/*3.4
-		vmove usr/lib/python3.4
+		vmove usr/bin/*3
+		vmove usr/lib/python3*
 	}
 }
+python3.4-Cython_package() {
+	build_style=meta
+	short_desc="${short_desc/Python2/Python3.4} (transitional dummy package)"
+	depends="python3-Cython>=${version}_${revision}"
+}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-Cython b/srcpkgs/python3-Cython
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..61695ff83c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-Cython
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+python-Cython
\ No newline at end of file