diff --git a/security/py-dirhash/Makefile b/security/py-dirhash/Makefile
index 7748240dd5d0..21f52ef02215 100644
--- a/security/py-dirhash/Makefile
+++ b/security/py-dirhash/Makefile
@@ -1,21 +1,22 @@
 PORTNAME=	dirhash
 DISTVERSION=	0.5.0
 CATEGORIES=	security python
 MASTER_SITES=	PYPI
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
 
 MAINTAINER=	acm@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Python module and CLI for hashing of file system directories
 WWW=		https://github.com/andhus/dirhash-python
 
 LICENSE=	MIT
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
+BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}versioneer>0:devel/py-versioneer@${PY_FLAVOR}
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}scantree>0:devel/py-scantree@${PY_FLAVOR}
 
 USES=		python
 USE_PYTHON=	autoplist distutils
 
 NO_ARCH=	yes
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>