diff --git a/textproc/py-wasabi/Makefile b/textproc/py-wasabi/Makefile
index 59ebb89dafbf..d405d1eedb1b 100644
--- a/textproc/py-wasabi/Makefile
+++ b/textproc/py-wasabi/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 PORTNAME=	wasabi
 PORTVERSION=	1.1.2
+PORTREVISION=	1
 CATEGORIES=	textproc python
 MASTER_SITES=	PYPI
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
@@ -11,8 +12,11 @@ WWW=		https://github.com/explosion/wasabi
 LICENSE=	MIT
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
+BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}setuptools>=0:devel/py-setuptools@${PY_FLAVOR} \
+		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}wheel>=0:devel/py-wheel@${PY_FLAVOR}
+
 USES=		python
-USE_PYTHON=	autoplist concurrent distutils
+USE_PYTHON=	autoplist concurrent pep517
 
 NO_ARCH=	yes