diff --git a/net/py-ldap/Makefile b/net/py-ldap/Makefile
index 45a8c076a985..4cfe974d2df4 100644
--- a/net/py-ldap/Makefile
+++ b/net/py-ldap/Makefile
@@ -1,29 +1,28 @@
 PORTNAME=	ldap
 DISTVERSION=	3.3.1
 PORTREVISION=	1
 CATEGORIES=	net python
 MASTER_SITES=	CHEESESHOP
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
 DISTNAME=	python-${PORTNAME}-${PORTVERSION}
 
 MAINTAINER=	rm@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	LDAP module for python, for OpenLDAP2
 
 LICENSE=	PSFL
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENCE
 
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}pyasn1>0:devel/py-pyasn1@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}pyasn1-modules>0:devel/py-pyasn1-modules@${PY_FLAVOR}
 
 USES=		python:3.6+
 USE_PYTHON=	autoplist distutils
 USE_OPENLDAP=	yes
-WANT_OPENLDAP_VER=	24
 
 post-patch:
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's|%%LOCALBASE%%|${LOCALBASE}|g' ${WRKSRC}/setup.py
 
 post-install:
 	${STRIP_CMD} ${STAGEDIR}${PYTHONPREFIX_SITELIBDIR}/_ldap*.so
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/net/py-ldap/files/patch-setup.cfg b/net/py-ldap/files/patch-setup.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9f2d026245dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/py-ldap/files/patch-setup.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- setup.cfg.orig	2020-06-29 14:13:36 UTC
++++ setup.cfg
+@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ license_file = LICENCE
+ defines = HAVE_SASL HAVE_TLS HAVE_LIBLDAP_R
+ extra_compile_args = 
+ extra_objects = 
+-libs = ldap_r lber
++libs = ldap lber
+ 
+ [install]
+ compile = 1