diff --git a/srcpkgs/blender/template b/srcpkgs/blender/template
index d86c681918b..dcc2a9ef618 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/blender/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/blender/template
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ configure_args="
 -DWITH_OPENCOLLADA=ON
 -DPYTHON_VERSION=$py3_ver
 -DPYTHON_LIBPATH=/usr/lib
--DPYTHON_LIBRARY='python${py3_ver}m'
+-DPYTHON_LIBRARY='python${py3_ver}${py3_abiver}'
 -DPYTHON_INCLUDE_DIRS=$py3_inc"
 
 case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in