diff --git a/dev-python/sympy/sympy-0.7.6.1-r1.ebuild b/dev-python/sympy/sympy-0.7.6.1-r1.ebuild
index c480b6eaacf1a..6a0f6dd2d7559 100644
--- a/dev-python/sympy/sympy-0.7.6.1-r1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/sympy/sympy-0.7.6.1-r1.ebuild
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 EAPI=5
 
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python{2_7,3_3,3_4} )
+DISTUTILS_ALL_SUBPHASE_IMPLS=( 'python2*' )
 
 inherit distutils-r1 eutils virtualx