diff --git a/security/py-securesystemslib/Makefile b/security/py-securesystemslib/Makefile
index 3edba9068185..cbdf3ac04d7a 100644
--- a/security/py-securesystemslib/Makefile
+++ b/security/py-securesystemslib/Makefile
@@ -1,36 +1,36 @@
 PORTNAME=	securesystemslib
 PORTVERSION=	0.31.0
 CATEGORIES=	security python
 MASTER_SITES=	PYPI
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
 
 MAINTAINER=	bofh@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Cryptographic and general-purpose routines
 WWW=		https://github.com/secure-systems-lab/securesystemslib
 
 LICENSE=	MIT
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}hatchling>0:devel/py-hatchling@${PY_FLAVOR}
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}pynacl>1.2.0:security/py-pynacl@${PY_FLAVOR}
 TEST_DEPENDS=	${LOCALBASE}/bin/gpg:security/gnupg
 
-USES=		python pytest shebangfix
-USE_PYTHON=	autoplist cryptography pep517
-PYTEST_ARGS=	tests
+USES=		python shebangfix
+USE_PYTHON=	autoplist cryptography pep517 pytest
 
 SHEBANG_FILES=	securesystemslib/settings.py \
 	securesystemslib/schema.py \
 	securesystemslib/_vendor/test-ed25519-upstream.sh \
 	securesystemslib/keys.py \
 	securesystemslib/rsa_keys.py \
 	securesystemslib/hash.py \
 	securesystemslib/formats.py
 
 NO_ARCH=	yes
+TEST_ARGS=	tests
 
 post-patch:
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's|hatchling==|hatchling>=|g' \
 		${WRKSRC}/pyproject.toml
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>