diff --git a/deskutils/py-taskw/Makefile b/deskutils/py-taskw/Makefile
index 4427e53d573d..ca739f49d185 100644
--- a/deskutils/py-taskw/Makefile
+++ b/deskutils/py-taskw/Makefile
@@ -1,29 +1,35 @@
 # Created by: Kubilay Kocak <koobs@FreeBSD.org>
 
 PORTNAME=	taskw
 PORTVERSION=	2.0.0
 CATEGORIES=	deskutils python
 MASTER_SITES=	CHEESESHOP
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
 
 MAINTAINER=	bofh@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Python bindings for your taskwarrior database
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv3+
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE.txt
 
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}dateutil>0:devel/py-dateutil@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}kitchen>0:devel/py-kitchen@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}pytz>0:devel/py-pytz@${PY_FLAVOR}
 TEST_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}nose>=1.3.4,<2:devel/py-nose@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		task:deskutils/taskwarrior
 
-USES=		python:3.5-3.8
+USES=		python
 USE_PYTHON=	autoplist distutils
 
 NO_ARCH=	yes
 
+.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
+
+.if ${PYTHON_REL} > 30900
+BROKEN=		python-3.9 is not supported
+.endif
+
 do-test:
 	@cd ${WRKSRC} && ${PYTHON_CMD} ${PYDISTUTILS_SETUP} test
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>