diff --git a/devel/py-python-gitlab/Makefile b/devel/py-python-gitlab/Makefile
index 72a9fa1ad393..10a91d86c16b 100644
--- a/devel/py-python-gitlab/Makefile
+++ b/devel/py-python-gitlab/Makefile
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ RUN_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}requests>=2.4.2:www/py-requests@${PY_FLAVOR}
 TEST_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}httmock>0:www/py-httmock@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}mock>0:devel/py-mock@${PY_FLAVOR}
 
-USES=		python
+USES=		python:-3.6
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DOCS