diff --git a/devel/py-sqids/Makefile b/devel/py-sqids/Makefile
index 2e61457dc049..fd7c3b5d547c 100644
--- a/devel/py-sqids/Makefile
+++ b/devel/py-sqids/Makefile
@@ -1,20 +1,21 @@
 PORTNAME=	sqids
 PORTVERSION=	0.4.1
 CATEGORIES=	devel python
 MASTER_SITES=	PYPI
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
 
 MAINTAINER=	python@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Generate YouTube-like IDs from numbers
 WWW=		https://sqids.org/python
 
 LICENSE=	MIT
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
-BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}setuptools_scm>=0:devel/py-setuptools_scm@${PY_FLAVOR} \
+BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PY_SETUPTOOLS} \
+		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}setuptools_scm>=0:devel/py-setuptools_scm@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}wheel>=0:devel/py-wheel@${PY_FLAVOR}
 
 USES=		python
 USE_PYTHON=	autoplist pep517
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>