diff --git a/Formula/reposurgeon.rb b/Formula/reposurgeon.rb
index 8fe2e67ee4..4644eb8954 100644
--- a/Formula/reposurgeon.rb
+++ b/Formula/reposurgeon.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class Reposurgeon < Formula
 
   option "without-cython", "Build without cython (faster compile)"
 
-  depends_on "python" if MacOS.version <= :snow_leopard
+  depends_on "python@2" if MacOS.version <= :snow_leopard
   depends_on "asciidoc" => :build
   depends_on "xmlto" => :build
   depends_on "cython" => [:build, :recommended]