diff --git a/python/python.go b/python/python.go
index 0ae7b36..c7c523d 100644
--- a/python/python.go
+++ b/python/python.go
@@ -263,6 +263,12 @@
 				versionProps = append(versionProps, props.Version.Py3)
 			}
 			if proptools.BoolDefault(props.Version.Py2.Enabled, false) {
+				if !mctx.DeviceConfig().BuildBrokenUsesSoongPython2Modules() &&
+					mctx.ModuleName() != "par_test" &&
+					mctx.ModuleName() != "py2-cmd" &&
+					mctx.ModuleName() != "py2-stdlib" {
+					mctx.PropertyErrorf("version.py2.enabled", "Python 2 is no longer supported, please convert to python 3. This error can be temporarily overridden by setting BUILD_BROKEN_USES_SOONG_PYTHON2_MODULES := true in the product configuration")
+				}
 				versionNames = append(versionNames, pyVersion2)
 				versionProps = append(versionProps, props.Version.Py2)
 			}