diff --git a/databases/py-apsw/Makefile b/databases/py-apsw/Makefile
index 8b5dc4fffcde..d205bea531e5 100644
--- a/databases/py-apsw/Makefile
+++ b/databases/py-apsw/Makefile
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 PORTNAME=	apsw
 PORTVERSION=	3.35.4
 DISTVERSIONSUFFIX=	-r1
+PORTREVISION=	1
 CATEGORIES=	databases python
 MASTER_SITES=	https://github.com/rogerbinns/apsw/releases/download/${PORTVERSION}${DISTVERSIONSUFFIX}/
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
@@ -17,6 +18,14 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	sqlite3>=${PORTVERSION:R},1:databases/sqlite3
 USES=		localbase python:3.6+ sqlite:3 zip
 USE_PYTHON=	autoplist concurrent distutils
 
+OPTIONS_DEFINE=	EXTENSION
+OPTIONS_DEFAULT=	EXTENSION
+
+EXTENSION_DESC=	Allow loadable extensions
+
+EXTENSION_VARS=	PYDISTUTILS_BUILDARGS+=--enable=load_extension
+EXTENSION_VARS_OFF=	PYDISTUTILS_BUILDARGS+=--omit=load_extension
+
 post-install:
 	${STRIP_CMD} ${STAGEDIR}${PYTHONPREFIX_SITELIBDIR}/apsw*.so