diff --git a/snap/snapcraft.yaml b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
index 08a761b9..ee648003 100644
--- a/snap/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ parts:
   electrum:
     source: .
     plugin: python
-    python-version: python
+    python-version: python2
     stage-packages: [python-qt4]
     build-packages: [pyqt4-dev-tools]
     install: pyrcc4 icons.qrc -o $SNAPCRAFT_PART_INSTALL/lib/python2.7/site-packages/electrum_gui/qt/icons_rc.py