diff --git a/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm b/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
index 8c3c0d2d69..2466368512 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
@@ -8172,6 +8172,7 @@ (define-public python-jupyter-console
     (description "This package provides a terminal-based console frontend for
 Jupyter kernels.  It also allows for console-based interaction with non-Python
 Jupyter kernels such as IJulia and IRKernel.")
+    (properties `((python2-variant . ,(delay python2-jupyter-console))))
     (license license:bsd-3)))
 
 (define-public python2-jupyter-console