diff --git a/python/py-parsing/Portfile b/python/py-parsing/Portfile
index fd050c669954..2833d0268512 100644
--- a/python/py-parsing/Portfile
+++ b/python/py-parsing/Portfile
@@ -40,9 +40,17 @@ if {${name} ne ${subport}} {
         depends_build-append \
                     port:py${python.version}-setuptools
     } else {
+        if {${python.version} <= 38} {
+            version     3.1.4
+            checksums   rmd160  b9c5d15d75f99c63de72dd620b5e4921a88a8aeb \
+                        sha256  f86ec8d1a83f11977c9a6ea7598e8c27fc5cddfa5b07ea2241edbbde1d7bc032 \
+                        size    900231
+        }
+
         python.pep517   yes
         python.pep517_backend   flit
     }
+
     if {${python.version} == 36} {
         # break circular dependency with py36-build
         python.add_dependencies no
@@ -51,11 +59,6 @@ if {${name} ne ${subport}} {
         build.env-append    PYTHONPATH=${prefix}/share/py36-bootstrap-modules
         build.args      --skip-dependency-check
         destroot.env-append PYTHONPATH=${prefix}/share/py36-bootstrap-modules
-    } elseif {${python.version} == 38} {
-        version     3.1.4
-        checksums   rmd160  b9c5d15d75f99c63de72dd620b5e4921a88a8aeb \
-                    sha256  f86ec8d1a83f11977c9a6ea7598e8c27fc5cddfa5b07ea2241edbbde1d7bc032 \
-                    size    900231
     }
 
     test.run        yes