diff --git a/net-im/libpurple/Makefile b/net-im/libpurple/Makefile
index 21d2b2614656..16b47e2c13d5 100644
--- a/net-im/libpurple/Makefile
+++ b/net-im/libpurple/Makefile
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ LIB_DEPENDS+=		libdbus-glib-1.so:devel/dbus-glib
 .if !defined(PIDGIN_SLAVE)
 RUN_DEPENDS+=		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}dbus>=0:devel/py-dbus@${PY_FLAVOR}
 .endif
-CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--enable-dbus --with-python=${PYTHON_CMD}
+CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--enable-dbus --with-python3=${PYTHON_CMD}
 PLIST_SUB+=		DBUS=""
 .else
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--disable-dbus