diff --git a/trunk/007-python2-path.patch b/trunk/007-python2-path.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index d11e75d..0000000
--- a/trunk/007-python2-path.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-# 2013 © Sébastien Luttringer
---- a/src/VBox/Frontends/VBoxShell/vboxshell.py	2014-01-03 01:38:41.831615590 +0100
-+++ b/src/VBox/Frontends/VBoxShell/vboxshell.py	2014-01-04 04:23:33.884544420 +0100
-@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
--#!/usr/bin/env python
-+#!/usr/bin/python2
- # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
- # $Id: vboxshell.py 49841 2013-12-09 13:32:33Z vboxsync $
- """
diff --git a/trunk/007-python3.6-support.patch b/trunk/007-python3.6-support.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..67977e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/trunk/007-python3.6-support.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- a/configure
++++ b/configure
+@@ -1963,7 +1963,7 @@
+ }
+ EOF
+   found=
+-  SUPPYTHONLIBS="python2.7 python2.6 python3.1 python3.2 python3.3 python3.4 python3.4m python3.5 python3.5m"
++  SUPPYTHONLIBS="python2.7 python2.6 python3.1 python3.2 python3.3 python3.4 python3.4m python3.5 python3.5m python3.6 python3.6m"
+   for p in $PYTHONDIR; do
+     for d in $SUPPYTHONLIBS; do
+       for b in lib/x86_64-linux-gnu lib/i386-linux-gnu lib64 lib/64 lib; do
diff --git a/trunk/LocalConfig.kmk b/trunk/LocalConfig.kmk
index deeed2f..88fda19 100644
--- a/trunk/LocalConfig.kmk
+++ b/trunk/LocalConfig.kmk
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ VBOX_WITH_RUNPATH := $(VBOX_PATH_APP_PRIVATE_ARCH)
 VBOX_PATH_APP_PRIVATE := /usr/share/virtualbox
 VBOX_PATH_APP_DOCS := /usr/share/doc/virtualbox
 VBOX_PATH_PACKAGE_DOCS := $(VBOX_PATH_APP_DOCS)
-VBOX_BLD_PYTHON = python2
+VBOX_BLD_PYTHON = python
 VBOX_JAVA_HOME = /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk
 
 # do not fail on warning
diff --git a/trunk/PKGBUILD b/trunk/PKGBUILD
index 1c0dc87..80a94e2 100644
--- a/trunk/PKGBUILD
+++ b/trunk/PKGBUILD
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ makedepends=('alsa-lib'
              'libxtst'
              'linux-headers'
              'mesa'
-             'python2'
+             'python'
              'qt5-base'
              'qt5-x11extras'
              'qt5-tools'
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ source=("http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/${pkgver}/VirtualBox-${pkgver
         '002-dri-driver-path.patch'
         '005-gsoap-build.patch'
         '006-rdesktop-vrdp-keymap-path.patch'
-        '007-python2-path.patch'
+        '007-python3.6-support.patch'
         '008-no-vboxvideo.patch'
         '009-include-path.patch'
         '010-qt-5.11.patch'
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ sha256sums=('da60028c56708522fd89c000e8984d2105d275a3fd105a0bc698fc49d18d3458'
             'da4c49f6ca94e047e196cdbcba2c321199f4760056ea66e0fbc659353e128c9e'
             '9c5238183019f9ebc7d92a8582cad232f471eab9d3278786225abc1a1c7bf66e'
             '033c597e0f5285d2ddb0490868e5b6f945f45c7b1b1152a02a9e6fea438b2c95'
-            '0105ce26b79dbe533085423decf042ac0f5e6aa28edb5e6a9bc713cca2ab04c5'
+            '918fe3ae7d60550181bcefedb55621f2c824087062c0df6ad03d148ed3f2ba01'
             '94a808f46909a51b2d0cf2c6e0a6c9dea792034943e6413bf9649a036c921b21'
             '01dbb921bd57a852919cc78be5b73580a564f28ebab2fe8d6c9b8301265cbfce'
             'e6e875ef186578b53106d7f6af48e426cdaf1b4e86834f01696b8ef1c685787f'
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ sha256sums=('da60028c56708522fd89c000e8984d2105d275a3fd105a0bc698fc49d18d3458'
             'f67674931c30187f867233e3a4ae662f93c9110fbd0bfce50dd9f391f4533bc0'
             '7d2da8fe10a90f76bbfc80ad1f55df4414f118cd10e10abfb76070326abebd46'
             '5d5af2de5b1f1c61ec793503350f2440661cf8fd640f11b8a86f10bce499c0dc'
-            '6bdb017459532537199c399eefd3d84d8dc7f1786e79997caebd3b6eb5c75d9f'
+            '802c3f9bf0a19b10056c375c5c7c5eb4aba14300446acefab3dbd5de366ada2b'
             '8b7f241107863f82a5b0ae336aead0b3366a40103ff72dbebf33f54b512a0cbc'
             '1acc7014bcb3d9ca6da29eed813c3d6e91a688c43f9d93802fd4e3814f67ace4'
             'c6ef35e6893d557c7c2269ff79bc299fe9058cfb2c933a7efdc7a8a7b6d9c5da'
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ build() {
 
 package_virtualbox() {
     pkgdesc='Powerful x86 virtualization for enterprise as well as home use'
-    depends=('glibc' 'openssl' 'curl' 'gcc-libs' 'libpng' 'python2' 'sdl'
+    depends=('glibc' 'openssl' 'curl' 'gcc-libs' 'libpng' 'python' 'sdl'
              'libvpx' 'libxml2' 'procps-ng' 'shared-mime-info' 'zlib'
              'libxcursor' 'libxinerama' 'libx11' 'libxext' 'libxmu' 'libxt'
              'qt5-base' 'qt5-x11extras' 'VIRTUALBOX-HOST-MODULES')
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ package_virtualbox() {
 
 package_virtualbox-sdk() {
     pkgdesc='VirtualBox Software Developer Kit (SDK)'
-    depends=('python2')
+    depends=('python')
 
     install -dm755 "$pkgdir/usr/lib/virtualbox"
 
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ package_virtualbox-sdk() {
     install -Dm755 vboxshell.py "$pkgdir/usr/lib/virtualbox/vboxshell.py"
     # python sdk
     pushd sdk/installer
-    VBOX_INSTALL_PATH="/usr/lib/virtualbox" python2 vboxapisetup.py install --root "$pkgdir"
+    VBOX_INSTALL_PATH="/usr/lib/virtualbox" python vboxapisetup.py install --root "$pkgdir"
     popd
     cp -r sdk "$pkgdir/usr/lib/virtualbox"
     rm -r "$pkgdir/usr/lib/virtualbox/sdk/installer"