diff --git a/devel/py-pox/Makefile b/devel/py-pox/Makefile
index 861a5ecf1a513..8ceb69c542f57 100644
--- a/devel/py-pox/Makefile
+++ b/devel/py-pox/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 PORTNAME=	pox
 PORTVERSION=	0.3.2
+PORTREVISION=	1
 CATEGORIES=	devel python
 MASTER_SITES=	PYPI
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
@@ -11,8 +12,11 @@ WWW=		https://github.com/uqfoundation/pox
 LICENSE=	BSD3CLAUSE
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
+BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}setuptools>=42:devel/py-setuptools@${PY_FLAVOR} \
+		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}wheel>=0:devel/py-wheel@${PY_FLAVOR}
+
 USES=		python:3.7+
-USE_PYTHON=	autoplist concurrent distutils
+USE_PYTHON=	autoplist concurrent pep517
 
 NO_ARCH=	yes