diff --git a/dev-python/gnome-python-desktop-base/gnome-python-desktop-base-2.32.0-r1.ebuild b/dev-python/gnome-python-desktop-base/gnome-python-desktop-base-2.32.0-r1.ebuild
index 8099b33f461bd..34bb482c9c13c 100644
--- a/dev-python/gnome-python-desktop-base/gnome-python-desktop-base-2.32.0-r1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/gnome-python-desktop-base/gnome-python-desktop-base-2.32.0-r1.ebuild
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2017 Gentoo Foundation
+# Copyright 1999-2019 Gentoo Authors
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI="5"
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ RESTRICT="test"
 
 src_prepare() {
 	gnome2_src_prepare
+	python_setup
 	python_fix_shebang .
 }