diff --git a/net-mgmt/net-snmp/Makefile b/net-mgmt/net-snmp/Makefile
index c8dfac8a8213..58239d0ed7a0 100644
--- a/net-mgmt/net-snmp/Makefile
+++ b/net-mgmt/net-snmp/Makefile
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS+=--with-defaults
 .if ${PORT_OPTIONS:MPYTHON}
 PYDISTUTILS_PKGNAME?=		netsnmp-python
 PYDISTUTILS_PKGVERSION?=	1.0a1
-USE_PYTHON=	yes
+USES+=		python
 RUN_DEPENDS+=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}setuptools${PYTHON_SUFFIX}>0:${PORTSDIR}/devel/py-setuptools${PYTHON_SUFFIX}
 BUILD_DEPENDS+=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}setuptools${PYTHON_SUFFIX}>0:${PORTSDIR}/devel/py-setuptools${PYTHON_SUFFIX}
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=--with-python-modules