diff --git a/devel/py-virtualenv-api/Makefile b/devel/py-virtualenv-api/Makefile
index 54ca6075bd5f..956f8f5a6938 100644
--- a/devel/py-virtualenv-api/Makefile
+++ b/devel/py-virtualenv-api/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 PORTNAME=	virtualenv-api
 PORTVERSION=	2.1.18
+PORTREVISION=	1
 CATEGORIES=	devel python
 MASTER_SITES=	PYPI
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
@@ -10,10 +11,12 @@ WWW=		https://github.com/sjkingo/virtualenv-api
 
 LICENSE=	BSD2CLAUSE
 
+BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}setuptools>=0:devel/py-setuptools@${PY_FLAVOR} \
+		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}wheel>=0:devel/py-wheel@${PY_FLAVOR}
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}six>=0:devel/py-six@${PY_FLAVOR}
 
 USES=		python
-USE_PYTHON=	autoplist concurrent distutils
+USE_PYTHON=	autoplist concurrent pep517
 
 NO_ARCH=	yes