diff --git a/sysutils/nerdctl/Makefile b/sysutils/nerdctl/Makefile
index d0bd13dafd94..84f91170bb9b 100644
--- a/sysutils/nerdctl/Makefile
+++ b/sysutils/nerdctl/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ WWW=		https://github.com/containerd/nerdctl
 LICENSE=	APACHE20
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
-USES=		go:1.24,modules
+USES=		go:modules
 
 GO_MODULE=	github.com/containerd/nerdctl/v2
 GO_TARGET=	./cmd/${PORTNAME}