diff --git a/databases/py-pycql/Makefile b/databases/py-pycql/Makefile
index 0b36168781b2..c70c8e9628ad 100644
--- a/databases/py-pycql/Makefile
+++ b/databases/py-pycql/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 PORTNAME=	pycql
 PORTVERSION=	0.0.12
+PORTREVISION=	1
 CATEGORIES=	databases python
 MASTER_SITES=	PYPI
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
@@ -11,11 +12,13 @@ WWW=		https://github.com/geopython/pycql
 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}
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}dateparser>=0:devel/py-dateparser@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}ply>=0:devel/py-ply@${PY_FLAVOR}
 
 USES=		python
-USE_PYTHON=	autoplist concurrent distutils
+USE_PYTHON=	autoplist concurrent pep517
 
 NO_ARCH=	yes