diff --git a/devel/py-simplejson/Makefile b/devel/py-simplejson/Makefile
index 4c7454e5ba4a..73381ee43d98 100644
--- a/devel/py-simplejson/Makefile
+++ b/devel/py-simplejson/Makefile
@@ -1,23 +1,27 @@
 PORTNAME=	simplejson
 PORTVERSION=	3.18.4
+PORTREVISION=	1
 CATEGORIES=	devel python
 MASTER_SITES=	PYPI
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
 
 MAINTAINER=	python@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Simple, fast, extensible JSON encoder/decoder
 WWW=		https://github.com/simplejson/simplejson
 
 # dual-licensed under MIT and Academic Free License version 2.1
 LICENSE=	MIT
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE.txt
 
+BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}setuptools>=0:devel/py-setuptools@${PY_FLAVOR} \
+		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}wheel>=0:devel/py-wheel@${PY_FLAVOR}
+
 USES=		cpe python
-USE_PYTHON=	autoplist concurrent distutils unittest
+USE_PYTHON=	autoplist concurrent pep517 unittest
 
 CPE_VENDOR=	simplejson_project
 
 post-install:
 	${FIND} ${STAGEDIR}${PYTHON_SITELIBDIR} -name '*.so' -exec ${STRIP_CMD} {} +
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>