diff --git a/devel/py-importlib-metadata/Makefile b/devel/py-importlib-metadata/Makefile
index 461323b77c3d..7b11902560c9 100644
--- a/devel/py-importlib-metadata/Makefile
+++ b/devel/py-importlib-metadata/Makefile
@@ -1,31 +1,38 @@
 PORTNAME=	importlib-metadata
-PORTVERSION=	6.0.0
+DISTVERSION=	6.0.0
+PORTREVISION=	1
 CATEGORIES=	devel
 MASTER_SITES=	PYPI
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
 DISTNAME=	importlib_metadata-${PORTVERSION}
 
 MAINTAINER=	swills@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Read metadata from Python packages
 WWW=		https://github.com/python/importlib_metadata
 
 LICENSE=	APACHE20
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}setuptools>=56:devel/py-setuptools@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}setuptools_scm>0:devel/py-setuptools_scm@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}wheel>0:devel/py-wheel@${PY_FLAVOR}
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}zipp>=0.5:devel/py-zipp@${PY_FLAVOR}
 
 USES=		python:3.6+
-USE_PYTHON=	pep517 autoplist pytest
+USE_PYTHON=	distutils autoplist pytest
 
 NO_ARCH=	yes
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
 .if ${PYTHON_REL} < 30800
 RUN_DEPENDS+=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}typing-extensions>=3.6.4:devel/py-typing-extensions@${PY_FLAVOR}
 .endif
 
+pre-configure: # importlib-metadata introduces circular dependency when built with USE_PYTHON=pep517, see bug#269363
+	@( \
+		${ECHO} "from setuptools import setup" && \
+		${ECHO} "setup()" \
+	) > ${WRKSRC}/setup.py
+
 .include <bsd.port.post.mk>