diff --git a/devel/py-qutip/Makefile b/devel/py-qutip/Makefile
index 3c19d194ed03..eb6deffedceb 100644
--- a/devel/py-qutip/Makefile
+++ b/devel/py-qutip/Makefile
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ RUN_DEPENDS=	${PYNUMPY} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}scipy>=0.15:science/py-scipy@${PY_FLAVOR}
 TEST_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}nose>0:devel/py-nose@${PY_FLAVOR}
 
-USES=		python
+USES=		python:2.7
 USE_PYTHON=	distutils cython cython_run autoplist
 
 do-test: