diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-matplotlib/template b/srcpkgs/python3-matplotlib/template
index e4e03bc540b..e4d44cb11ed 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-matplotlib/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-matplotlib/template
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 # Template file for 'python3-matplotlib'
 pkgname=python3-matplotlib
-version=3.5.2
-revision=1
+reverts="3.5.2_1"
+version=3.5.1
+revision=2
 wrksrc="matplotlib-${version}"
 build_style=python3-module
 build_helper="numpy"
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ maintainer="Andrew J. Hesford <ajh@sideband.org>"
 license="custom:matplotlib, BSD-3-Clause, MIT"
 homepage="https://matplotlib.org/"
 distfiles="https://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=c81325d1b0d822ef75fd71d243f98478cdca1f800a838a2a1bc8e4e17b8df93c
+checksum=9683da9a0c84d1c42d1bf92ecf6e012d302406a38fd987e3dfbcb7b58b2eea2d
 replaces="python3-matplotlib-data>=0"
 # Comparison of images is too frail for validation
 make_check="no"