diff --git a/devel/py-expiringdict/Makefile b/devel/py-expiringdict/Makefile
index 5ac4744abe36..96961302e002 100644
--- a/devel/py-expiringdict/Makefile
+++ b/devel/py-expiringdict/Makefile
@@ -1,19 +1,22 @@
 PORTNAME=	expiringdict
 PORTVERSION=	1.2.2
 PORTREVISION=	1
 CATEGORIES=	devel python
 MASTER_SITES=	PYPI
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
 
 MAINTAINER=	antoine@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Dictionary with auto-expiring values for caching purposes
 WWW=		https://github.com/mailgun/expiringdict
 
 LICENSE=	APACHE20
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
+BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PY_SETUPTOOLS} \
+		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}wheel>=0:devel/py-wheel@${PY_FLAVOR}
+
 NO_ARCH=	yes
 USES=		python
-USE_PYTHON=	distutils autoplist
+USE_PYTHON=	pep517 autoplist
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>