diff --git a/dev-python/markdown/markdown-3.1.1-r1.ebuild b/dev-python/markdown/markdown-3.1.1-r1.ebuild
index 30fe474592fa2..9d17056a241ef 100644
--- a/dev-python/markdown/markdown-3.1.1-r1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/markdown/markdown-3.1.1-r1.ebuild
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 EAPI=7
 
-PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{6,7,8} pypy3 )
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python2_7 python3_{6,7,8} pypy3 )
 
 DISTUTILS_USE_SETUPTOOLS=rdepend