diff --git a/finance/quickfix/Makefile b/finance/quickfix/Makefile
index f92ba6ae71..b662fff5cc 100644
--- a/finance/quickfix/Makefile
+++ b/finance/quickfix/Makefile
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ PGSQL_USES=	pgsql
 PGSQL_CONFIGURE_WITH=	postgresql
 MYSQL_USES=	mysql
 MYSQL_CONFIGURE_WITH=	mysql
-PYTHON_USES=	python:2.7
-PYTHON_CONFIGURE_WITH=	python2
+PYTHON_USES=	python:3.7
+PYTHON_CONFIGURE_WITH=	python3
 RUBY_USE=	ruby=yes
 RUBY_CONFIGURE_WITH=	ruby
 RUBY_LIB_DEPENDS+=libunwind.so:devel/libunwind
diff --git a/finance/quickfix/files/patch-m4_ax__python.m4 b/finance/quickfix/files/patch-m4_ax__python.m4
index 8e3dbc3976..fc05db7d7d 100644
--- a/finance/quickfix/files/patch-m4_ax__python.m4
+++ b/finance/quickfix/files/patch-m4_ax__python.m4
@@ -1,43 +1,15 @@
---- m4/ax_python.m4.orig	2018-04-16 02:40:31 UTC
+--- m4/ax_python.m4.orig	2020-12-08 00:07:54 UTC
 +++ m4/ax_python.m4
-@@ -18,10 +18,13 @@ AC_ARG_WITH(python2,
- has_python3=false
- AC_ARG_WITH(python3,
-     [  --with-python3           will use $PYTHON to find python],
--    [
-+    [if test $withval == "no"
-+     then
-+       has_python3=false
-+     else
-        has_python=true
-        has_python3=true
--    ],
-+    fi],
-     has_python3=false
- )
- 
-@@ -44,20 +47,20 @@ AC_SUBST(PYTHON3_PREFIX)
- 
- if test $has_python2 = true
- then
--    PYTHON2_INCLUDE_PATH=[`python2 -c 'from distutils import sysconfig; print( sysconfig.get_python_inc(1) )'`]
-+    PYTHON2_INCLUDE_PATH=[`python2.7 -c 'from distutils import sysconfig; print( sysconfig.get_python_inc(1) )'`]
-     PYTHON2_CFLAGS="-I${PYTHON2_INCLUDE_PATH}"
-     AC_SUBST(PYTHON2_CFLAGS)
--    PYTHON2_SITE_PACKAGES=[`python2 -c 'from distutils import sysconfig; print( sysconfig.get_python_lib(1) )'`]
-+    PYTHON2_SITE_PACKAGES=[`python2.7 -c 'from distutils import sysconfig; print( sysconfig.get_python_lib(1) )'`]
-     AC_SUBST(PYTHON2_SITE_PACKAGES)
-     AC_DEFINE(HAVE_PYTHON2, 1, Define if you have python2)
- fi
+@@ -54,10 +54,10 @@ fi
  
  if test $has_python3 = true
  then
 -    PYTHON3_INCLUDE_PATH=[`python3 -c 'from distutils import sysconfig; print( sysconfig.get_python_inc(1) )'`]
-+    PYTHON3_INCLUDE_PATH=[`python3.6 -c 'from distutils import sysconfig; print( sysconfig.get_python_inc(1) )'`]
++    PYTHON3_INCLUDE_PATH=[`python3.7 -c 'from distutils import sysconfig; print( sysconfig.get_python_inc(1) )'`]
      PYTHON3_CFLAGS="-I${PYTHON3_INCLUDE_PATH}"
      AC_SUBST(PYTHON3_CFLAGS)
 -    PYTHON3_SITE_PACKAGES=[`python3 -c 'from distutils import sysconfig; print( sysconfig.get_python_lib(1) )'`]
-+    PYTHON3_SITE_PACKAGES=[`python3.6 -c 'from distutils import sysconfig; print( sysconfig.get_python_lib(1) )'`]
++    PYTHON3_SITE_PACKAGES=[`python3.7 -c 'from distutils import sysconfig; print( sysconfig.get_python_lib(1) )'`]
      AC_SUBST(PYTHON3_SITE_PACKAGES)
      AC_DEFINE(HAVE_PYTHON3, 1, Define if you have python3)
  fi