diff --git a/archivers/py-tarfile/Makefile b/archivers/py-tarfile/Makefile
index 420e4f9f9630..eb4780ff8f6b 100644
--- a/archivers/py-tarfile/Makefile
+++ b/archivers/py-tarfile/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #
 
 PORTNAME=	tarfile
-PORTVERSION=	0.7.1
+PORTVERSION=	0.7.2
 CATEGORIES=	archivers python
 MASTER_SITES=	http://www.gustaebel.de/lars/tarfile/
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
@@ -17,4 +17,12 @@ COMMENT=	Python library for reading and writing tarballs
 USE_PYTHON=	yes
 USE_PYDISTUTILS=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
+
+.if ${PYTHON_REL} < 230
+PLIST_SUB+=	NO_PY23=""
+.else
+PLIST_SUB+=	NO_PY23="@comment "
+.endif
+
+.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
diff --git a/archivers/py-tarfile/distinfo b/archivers/py-tarfile/distinfo
index 8d926a41b72f..4911607ce43c 100644
--- a/archivers/py-tarfile/distinfo
+++ b/archivers/py-tarfile/distinfo
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-MD5 (tarfile-0.7.1.tar.gz) = f501f682d90ab0b1d2e5034b9e5a6879
-SIZE (tarfile-0.7.1.tar.gz) = 54946
+MD5 (tarfile-0.7.2.tar.gz) = 01c1a83301244021e4397f51981bdf5b
+SIZE (tarfile-0.7.2.tar.gz) = 55314
diff --git a/archivers/py-tarfile/pkg-plist b/archivers/py-tarfile/pkg-plist
index 03169a7edf4d..c03c8881238c 100644
--- a/archivers/py-tarfile/pkg-plist
+++ b/archivers/py-tarfile/pkg-plist
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-%%PYTHON_SITELIBDIR%%/_tarfile.so
+%%NO_PY23%%%%PYTHON_SITELIBDIR%%/_tarfile.so
 %%PYTHON_SITELIBDIR%%/tarfile.py
 %%PYTHON_SITELIBDIR%%/tarfile.pyc
 %%PYTHON_SITELIBDIR%%/tarfile.pyo