diff --git a/math/py-ml-dtypes/Makefile b/math/py-ml-dtypes/Makefile
index 8bb36e2d588a..5cb3d681e1b4 100644
--- a/math/py-ml-dtypes/Makefile
+++ b/math/py-ml-dtypes/Makefile
@@ -1,25 +1,25 @@
 PORTNAME=	ml-dtypes
 PORTVERSION=	0.6.0
 CATEGORIES=	math python
 MASTER_SITES=	PYPI
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
 DISTNAME=	ml_dtypes-${PORTVERSION}
 
 MAINTAINER=	sunpoet@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Stand-alone implementation of several NumPy dtype extensions
 WWW=		https://github.com/jax-ml/ml_dtypes
 
 LICENSE=	APACHE20
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}numpy>=2.0,1<3,1:math/py-numpy@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}scikit-build-core>=0:devel/py-scikit-build-core@${PY_FLAVOR}
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}numpy>=2.3.0,1:math/py-numpy@${PY_FLAVOR}
 
-USES=		python
+USES=		cmake:indirect python
 USE_PYTHON=	autoplist concurrent pep517
 
 post-install:
 	${FIND} ${STAGEDIR}${PYTHON_SITELIBDIR} -name '*.so' -exec ${STRIP_CMD} {} +
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>