diff --git a/games/gretools/Makefile b/games/gretools/Makefile
index e76b4f48a51e..15f4bd9aea59 100644
--- a/games/gretools/Makefile
+++ b/games/gretools/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ COMMENT=	GNOME vocabulary builder
 LICENSE=	GPLv2
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
 
-USES=		gmake pathfix pkgconfig python shebangfix
+USES=		gmake pathfix pkgconfig python:2.7 shebangfix
 SHEBANG_FILES=	gretools.in gretools.py
 USE_GNOME=	gnomeprefix pygnome2
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes