diff --git a/devel/py-pathspec/Makefile b/devel/py-pathspec/Makefile
index c60347f899ad..cd6d222c1368 100644
--- a/devel/py-pathspec/Makefile
+++ b/devel/py-pathspec/Makefile
@@ -1,23 +1,22 @@
 PORTNAME=	pathspec
 PORTVERSION=	0.11.1
 PORTREVISION=	1
 CATEGORIES=	devel python
 MASTER_SITES=	PYPI
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
 
 MAINTAINER=	matthew@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Utility library for pattern matching of file paths
 WWW=		https://pypi.org/project/pathspec/
 
 LICENSE=	MPL20
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
+BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}flit-core>=3.2<4:devel/py-flit-core@${PY_FLAVOR}
+
 USES=		python:3.7+
 USE_PYTHON=	autoplist concurrent pep517 pytest
 
 NO_ARCH=	yes
 
-PEP517_BUILD_CMD=       ${PYTHON_CMD} -m flit_core.wheel
-PEP517_BUILD_DEPEND=    ${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}flit-core>=3.2,<4:devel/py-flit-core@${PY_FLAVOR}
-
 .include <bsd.port.mk>