diff --git a/science/py-phonopy/Makefile b/science/py-phonopy/Makefile
index 663b6d1042e1..9cb61a29d3be 100644
--- a/science/py-phonopy/Makefile
+++ b/science/py-phonopy/Makefile
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	cmake:devel/cmake-core \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}nanobind>0:devel/py-nanobind@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYNUMPY} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}scikit-build-core>0:devel/py-scikit-build-core@${PY_FLAVOR} \
-		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}setuptools-scm>=0:devel/py-setuptools-scm@${PY_FLAVOR}
+		${PY_SETUPTOOLS} \
+		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}setuptools-scm>0:devel/py-setuptools-scm@${PY_FLAVOR}
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${PYNUMPY} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}h5py>=3.0:science/py-h5py@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}matplotlib>=2.2.2:math/py-matplotlib@${PY_FLAVOR} \