diff --git a/devel/py-freebsd/Makefile b/devel/py-freebsd/Makefile
index 57b0c8fdf305..eebd9dc33931 100644
--- a/devel/py-freebsd/Makefile
+++ b/devel/py-freebsd/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ COMMENT=	Python interface to FreeBSD-specific system libraries
 LICENSE=	BSD2CLAUSE
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYRIGHT
 
-USES=		python:2.7+
+USES=		python
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 USE_PYTHON=	autoplist distutils