diff --git a/devel/py-botocore/Makefile b/devel/py-botocore/Makefile
index 50b68f36c4d23..22b3999b87afa 100644
--- a/devel/py-botocore/Makefile
+++ b/devel/py-botocore/Makefile
@@ -22,4 +22,9 @@ USE_PYTHON=	autoplist concurrent distutils pytest
 
 NO_ARCH=	yes
 
+OPTION_DEFINE=	CRT
+CRT_DESC=	Common runtime support
+
+CRT_RUN_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}awscrt>=0.16.9:devel/py-awscrt@${PY_FLAVOR}
+
 .include <bsd.port.mk>