diff --git a/net-im/pidgin/pidgin-2.14.5-r1.ebuild b/net-im/pidgin/pidgin-2.14.5-r1.ebuild
index 21139390fc9ee..b3ff977ba24c1 100644
--- a/net-im/pidgin/pidgin-2.14.5-r1.ebuild
+++ b/net-im/pidgin/pidgin-2.14.5-r1.ebuild
@@ -255,8 +255,8 @@ src_install() {
 	fi
 	use perl && perl_delete_localpod
 
+	use dbus && python_fix_shebang "${ED}"
 	if use python || use dbus ; then
-		python_fix_shebang "${ED}"
 		python_optimize
 	fi
 
diff --git a/net-im/pidgin/pidgin-2.14.6-r1.ebuild b/net-im/pidgin/pidgin-2.14.6-r1.ebuild
index a9ab6bb11e2bc..6983523531df4 100644
--- a/net-im/pidgin/pidgin-2.14.6-r1.ebuild
+++ b/net-im/pidgin/pidgin-2.14.6-r1.ebuild
@@ -254,8 +254,8 @@ src_install() {
 	fi
 	use perl && perl_delete_localpod
 
+	use dbus && python_fix_shebang "${ED}"
 	if use python || use dbus ; then
-		python_fix_shebang "${ED}"
 		python_optimize
 	fi