diff --git a/security/py-securesystemslib/Makefile b/security/py-securesystemslib/Makefile
index 6ef5cd85f3de..3edba9068185 100644
--- a/security/py-securesystemslib/Makefile
+++ b/security/py-securesystemslib/Makefile
@@ -1,32 +1,36 @@
 PORTNAME=	securesystemslib
 PORTVERSION=	0.31.0
 CATEGORIES=	security python
 MASTER_SITES=	PYPI
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
 
 MAINTAINER=	bofh@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Cryptographic and general-purpose routines
 WWW=		https://github.com/secure-systems-lab/securesystemslib
 
 LICENSE=	MIT
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}hatchling>0:devel/py-hatchling@${PY_FLAVOR}
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}pynacl>1.2.0:security/py-pynacl@${PY_FLAVOR}
 TEST_DEPENDS=	${LOCALBASE}/bin/gpg:security/gnupg
 
 USES=		python pytest shebangfix
 USE_PYTHON=	autoplist cryptography pep517
 PYTEST_ARGS=	tests
 
 SHEBANG_FILES=	securesystemslib/settings.py \
 	securesystemslib/schema.py \
 	securesystemslib/_vendor/test-ed25519-upstream.sh \
 	securesystemslib/keys.py \
 	securesystemslib/rsa_keys.py \
 	securesystemslib/hash.py \
 	securesystemslib/formats.py
 
 NO_ARCH=	yes
 
+post-patch:
+	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's|hatchling==|hatchling>=|g' \
+		${WRKSRC}/pyproject.toml
+
 .include <bsd.port.mk>