diff --git a/devel/py-packaging/Makefile b/devel/py-packaging/Makefile
index efeab557a1d9c..99b9432a267be 100644
--- a/devel/py-packaging/Makefile
+++ b/devel/py-packaging/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ LICENSE_COMB=	dual
 LICENSE_FILE_APACHE20=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE.APACHE
 LICENSE_FILE_BSD2CLAUSE=${WRKSRC}/LICENSE.BSD
 
-USES=		python
+USES=		python:3.7+
 USE_PYTHON=	allflavors autoplist concurrent pep517
 
 NO_ARCH=	yes