diff --git a/devel/py-cons/Makefile b/devel/py-cons/Makefile
index d7a5c8d46c79..9b2bbce9b64a 100644
--- a/devel/py-cons/Makefile
+++ b/devel/py-cons/Makefile
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE.txt
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}versioneer>=0:devel/py-versioneer@${PY_FLAVOR}
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}logical-unification>=0.4.0:math/py-logical-unification@${PY_FLAVOR}
 
-USES=		python:3.7+
+USES=		python
 USE_PYTHON=	distutils autoplist pytest # tests fail intermittently, see https://github.com/pythological/python-cons/issues/15
 
 USE_GITHUB=	yes