diff --git a/profiles/common/make.defaults b/profiles/common/make.defaults
index 7d132b36..19e7825f 100644
--- a/profiles/common/make.defaults
+++ b/profiles/common/make.defaults
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ PORTAGE_ELOG_SYSTEM="save"
 
 ABI_X86="64"
 
-PYTHON_TARGETS="$PYTHON_TARGETS python3_8 python3_9 python3_10"
+PYTHON_TARGETS="$PYTHON_TARGETS python3_9 python3_10"
 PYTHON_SINGLE_TARGET="-python3_8 -python3_9 python3_10"
 
 # cpu
diff --git a/profiles/desktop/make.defaults b/profiles/desktop/make.defaults
index 1e443677..62a77f39 100644
--- a/profiles/desktop/make.defaults
+++ b/profiles/desktop/make.defaults
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 INPUT_DEVICES="evdev"
 ABI_X86="32 64"
+PYTHON_TARGETS="$PYTHON_TARGETS python3_8"
 
 # gpu
 USE="${USE} fbcon opengl"