diff --git a/dev-python/pygame/pygame-2.0.0.recipe b/dev-python/pygame/pygame-2.0.0.recipe
index f19008e48..c0286d5d8 100644
--- a/dev-python/pygame/pygame-2.0.0.recipe
+++ b/dev-python/pygame/pygame-2.0.0.recipe
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ COPYRIGHT="2000-2004, 2007 Pete Shinners
 	2007 Richard Goedeken
 	2007-2008 Marcus von Appen"
 LICENSE="GNU LGPL v2.1"
-REVISION="6"
+REVISION="7"
 SOURCE_URI="https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/p/pygame/pygame-$portVersion.tar.gz"
 CHECKSUM_SHA256="63b038da116a643046181b02173fd894d87d2f85ecfd6aa7d5ece73c6ef501e9"
 SOURCE_DIR="pygame-$portVersion"
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ for i in "${!PYTHON_VERSIONS[@]}"; do
 	eval "REQUIRES_$pythonPackage=\"
 		haiku$secondaryArchSuffix
 		numpy_$pythonPackage
-		cmd:cython$pythonVersion
 		cmd:python$pythonVersion
 		lib:libfreetype$secondaryArchSuffix
 		lib:libjpeg$secondaryArchSuffix
@@ -78,7 +77,9 @@ for i in "${!PYTHON_VERSIONS[@]}"; do
 		devel:libsmpeg_0.4
 		"
 	BUILD_PREREQUIRES="
-		cmd:cython$pythonVersion
+		# cython is only really needed if the .pyx files need to be recompiled
+		# (the tarball already includes the generated .c files).
+		# cmd:cython$pythonVersion
 		cmd:gcc$secondaryArchSuffix
 		cmd:python$pythonVersion
 		cmd:pkg_config$secondaryArchSuffix