diff --git a/science/py-scipy/Makefile b/science/py-scipy/Makefile
index 88658a984382..da21393c08d1 100644
--- a/science/py-scipy/Makefile
+++ b/science/py-scipy/Makefile
@@ -1,52 +1,52 @@
 # Created by: ijliao
 
 PORTNAME=	scipy
 DISTVERSION=	1.6.0
 CATEGORIES=	science python
 MASTER_SITES=	https://docs.scipy.org/doc/scipy-${PORTVERSION}/:doc \
 		CHEESESHOP:source \
 		SF:source
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
 DISTFILES=	${DISTNAME}${EXTRACT_SUFX}:source \
 		scipy-ref-${PORTVERSION}.pdf:doc
 EXTRACT_ONLY=	${DISTNAME}${EXTRACT_SUFX}
 
 MAINTAINER=	python@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Scientific tools for Python
 
 LICENSE=	BSD3CLAUSE
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE.txt
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PYNUMPY} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}pip>0:devel/py-pip@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}pybind11>0:devel/py-pybind11@${PY_FLAVOR}
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libblas.so:math/blas \
 		libopenblas.so:math/openblas
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${PYNUMPY}
 
-USES=		compiler:c++14-lang fortran python:3.6+ shebangfix
+USES=		compiler:c++14-lang fortran python:3.7+ shebangfix
 USE_PYTHON=	autoplist concurrent distutils
 
 FFLAGS+=	-std=legacy
 LDFLAGS+=	-shared
 PYDISTUTILS_BUILDARGS=	--fcompiler=gnu95
 PYDISTUTILS_CONFIGUREARGS=	--fcompiler=gnu95
 
 PORTDOCS=	scipy-ref-${PORTVERSION}.pdf
 
 SHEBANG_FILES=	scipy/sparse/linalg/isolve/tests/test_gcrotmk.py
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DOCS
 
 post-patch:
 # This line help fix the plist error because autoplist list it as a file but it is a directory
 	@${TOUCH} ${WRKSRC}/scipy/stats/tests/data/tmp
 
 post-install:
 	${FIND} ${STAGEDIR}${PYTHON_SITELIBDIR}/scipy/ -name '*.so' | ${XARGS} ${STRIP_CMD}
 
 post-install-DOCS-on:
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${DISTDIR}/${PORTDOCS} ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>