diff --git a/srcpkgs/vidcutter/template b/srcpkgs/vidcutter/template
index bd1b1b9c201173..5030b9a25fe52d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/vidcutter/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/vidcutter/template
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ pkgname=vidcutter
 version=6.0.5.1
 revision=2
 build_style=python3-module
-hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools python3-Cython"
+hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools python3-Cython0.29"
 makedepends="mpv-devel python3-devel"
 depends="desktop-file-utils hicolor-icon-theme ffmpeg mpv mediainfo
  python3-PyOpenGL python3-PyQt5 python3-setuptools"