diff --git a/devel/javax-activation-api/Makefile b/devel/javax-activation-api/Makefile
index 70e0e9cff6ee..a1a9aad2b7d1 100644
--- a/devel/javax-activation-api/Makefile
+++ b/devel/javax-activation-api/Makefile
@@ -1,28 +1,32 @@
 PORTNAME=	activation-api
 DISTVERSION=	1.2.2
 CATEGORIES=	devel java
 MASTER_SITES=	https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/jakarta/activation/jakarta.activation-api/${DISTVERSION}/
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	javax-
 DISTNAME=	jakarta.activation-api-${DISTVERSION}
 EXTRACT_SUFX=	.jar
 EXTRACT_ONLY=
 
 MAINTAINER=	joneum@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Classic Java Activation API using the javax namespace
 WWW=		https://jakartaee.github.io/jaf-api/
 
 LICENSE=	BSD3CLAUSE
 
 USES=		java:run
 JAVA_VERSION=	8+
 
 NO_ARCH=	yes
 NO_BUILD=	yes
 
+# 1.2.x is the last javax-namespace release of this artifact; 2.x is the
+# jakarta namespace and is packaged separately as devel/jakarta-activation-api.
+PORTSCOUT=	limit:^1\.2\.
+
 PLIST_FILES=	${JAVAJARDIR}/javax.activation-api.jar
 
 do-install:
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${JAVAJARDIR}
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${DISTDIR}/${DISTNAME}${EXTRACT_SUFX} ${STAGEDIR}${JAVAJARDIR}/javax.activation-api.jar
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>