diff --git a/x11-fonts/py-defcon/Makefile b/x11-fonts/py-defcon/Makefile
index e283fd41d479..4bc64df83dd4 100644
--- a/x11-fonts/py-defcon/Makefile
+++ b/x11-fonts/py-defcon/Makefile
@@ -19,4 +19,10 @@ USE_PYTHON=	autoplist distutils
 
 NO_ARCH=	yes
 
+# LXML option does not introduce new dependency
+OPTIONS_DEFINE=	PENS
+PENS_DESC=	Flatten pen support
+
+PENS_RUN_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}fontpens>=0.1.0:print/py-fontpens@${PY_FLAVOR}
+
 .include <bsd.port.mk>