diff --git a/gnu/packages/gnupg.scm b/gnu/packages/gnupg.scm
index f3fbef06fe27fd8059b3ac2f12c71c66c36d574f..39f1ac0036f237389283804ec2422751eeebbf9d 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/gnupg.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/gnupg.scm
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ (define-public pius
                      "1g1jly3wl4ks6h8ydkygyl2c4i7v3z91rg42005m6vm70y1d8b3d"))))
    (build-system gnu-build-system)
    (inputs `(("perl" ,perl)
-             ("python" ,python-wrapper)
+             ("python" ,python-2)           ; uses the Python 2 'print' syntax
              ("gpg" ,gnupg)))
    (arguments
     `(#:tests? #f