diff --git a/www/py-http-parser/Makefile b/www/py-http-parser/Makefile
index b619329a105a..97f8c2c855d9 100644
--- a/www/py-http-parser/Makefile
+++ b/www/py-http-parser/Makefile
@@ -1,23 +1,23 @@
 PORTNAME=	http-parser
 DISTVERSION=	0.9.0
 CATEGORIES=	www
 MASTER_SITES=	PYPI
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
 
 MAINTAINER=	rm@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	HTTP request/response parser for python in C
 WWW=		https://github.com/benoitc/http-parser/
 
 LICENSE=	MIT
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 USES=		python
 USE_PYTHON=	autoplist cython distutils
 
-post-patch:
+post-configure:
 	cython-${PYTHON_VER} ${WRKSRC}/http_parser/parser.pyx
 
 post-install:
 	${STRIP_CMD} ${STAGEDIR}${PYTHONPREFIX_SITELIBDIR}/http_parser/parser*.so
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>