diff --git a/devel/py-awscrt/Makefile b/devel/py-awscrt/Makefile
index efff37ae911f..281be8482c91 100644
--- a/devel/py-awscrt/Makefile
+++ b/devel/py-awscrt/Makefile
@@ -11,11 +11,10 @@ WWW=		https://github.com/awslabs/aws-crt-python
 LICENSE=	APACHE20
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
-BUILD_DEPENDS=	cmake:devel/cmake-core \
-		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}setuptools>=0:devel/py-setuptools@${PY_FLAVOR} \
+BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}setuptools>=0:devel/py-setuptools@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}wheel>=0:devel/py-wheel@${PY_FLAVOR}
 
-USES=		python ssl
+USES=		cmake:indirect python ssl
 USE_PYTHON=	autoplist concurrent pep517
 
 MAKE_ENV=	AWS_CRT_BUILD_USE_SYSTEM_LIBCRYPTO=1