diff --git a/media-gfx/blender/blender-2.78a.recipe b/media-gfx/blender/blender-2.78a.recipe
index b70e48cfa..5114e04c4 100644
--- a/media-gfx/blender/blender-2.78a.recipe
+++ b/media-gfx/blender/blender-2.78a.recipe
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ CHECKSUM_SHA256="014a14b1ba00c0e651f106469b2e5dd444f11be5a7af48056f0ed59de90ccea
 PATCHES="blender-$portVersion.patchset"
 ARCHITECTURES="!x86_gcc2 !x86 x86_64"
 
-PYTHON_VERSION="3.5"
+PYTHON_VERSION="3.6"
 PORT_SUBFOLDER=`echo $portVersion | sed 's/.$//'`
 INSTALL_PATH="$appsDir/Blender"
 
 PROVIDES="
-	blender = $portVersion compat >= 2
+	blender = $portVersion
 	cmd:blender
 	cmd:blender_thumbnailer.py
 	"