diff --git a/devel/py-configparser/Makefile b/devel/py-configparser/Makefile
index 3bb017b0fd2e..20fa5b176d12 100644
--- a/devel/py-configparser/Makefile
+++ b/devel/py-configparser/Makefile
@@ -1,20 +1,34 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
 PORTNAME=	configparser
 PORTVERSION=	3.5.3
+PORTREVISION=	1
 PORTEPOCH=	1
 CATEGORIES=	devel python
 MASTER_SITES=	CHEESESHOP
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
 
 MAINTAINER=	robak@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	INI style configuration file parser
 
 LICENSE=	MIT
 
+RUN_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}backports>=0:devel/py-backports@${PY_FLAVOR}
+
 USES=		python
+USE_LOCALE=	en_US.UTF-8
 USE_PYTHON=	distutils autoplist
 
 NO_ARCH=	yes
 
+POST_PLIST=	trim-backports-namespace
+
+post-install:
+	@${RM} ${STAGEDIR}${PYTHON_SITELIBDIR}/backports/__init__.py*
+	@${RM} -r ${STAGEDIR}${PYTHON_SITELIBDIR}/backports/__pycache__
+
+trim-backports-namespace:
+	@${REINPLACE_CMD} '/backports\/__init__.py*/d' ${TMPPLIST}
+	@${REINPLACE_CMD} '/backports\/__pycache__*/d' ${TMPPLIST}
+
 .include <bsd.port.mk>