diff --git a/devel/py-kaitaistruct/Makefile b/devel/py-kaitaistruct/Makefile
index a62acf6ea051e..e9436b6211470 100644
--- a/devel/py-kaitaistruct/Makefile
+++ b/devel/py-kaitaistruct/Makefile
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ MAINTAINER=	shaun@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Kaitai Struct declarative parser generator for binary data
 WWW=		https://kaitai.io/
 
+BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PY_SETUPTOOLS} \
+		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}wheel>0:devel/py-wheel@${PY_FLAVOR}
+
 LICENSE=	MIT
 
 USES?=		python