diff --git a/options.conf.d/python-abis.conf b/options.conf.d/python-abis.conf
index 2638ccc..5745484 100644
--- a/options.conf.d/python-abis.conf
+++ b/options.conf.d/python-abis.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # python
-*/* python_abis: 2.7 3.6
+*/* python_abis: -* 2.7 3.6
 
 # exactly one of
 app-virtualization/docker-compose python_abis: -* 3.6