diff --git a/math/py-animatplot/Makefile b/math/py-animatplot/Makefile
index e283380e035c..d052f4303359 100644
--- a/math/py-animatplot/Makefile
+++ b/math/py-animatplot/Makefile
@@ -1,23 +1,25 @@
 PORTNAME=	animatplot
 DISTVERSION=	0.4.3
-PORTREVISION=	2
+PORTREVISION=	3
 CATEGORIES=	math python
 MASTER_SITES=	PYPI
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
 
 MAINTAINER=	yuri@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Making animating in matplotlib easy
 WWW=		https://github.com/t-makaro/animatplot/
 
 LICENSE=	MIT
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
-BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}matplotlib>=2.2:math/py-matplotlib@${PY_FLAVOR}
+BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PY_SETUPTOOLS} \
+		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}wheel>0:devel/py-wheel@${PY_FLAVOR} \
+		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}matplotlib>=2.2:math/py-matplotlib@${PY_FLAVOR}
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}matplotlib>=2.2:math/py-matplotlib@${PY_FLAVOR}
 
 USES=		python
-USE_PYTHON=	distutils autoplist
+USE_PYTHON=	pep517 autoplist
 
 NO_ARCH=	yes
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>