--- devel/newt/Makefile.orig	2021-10-13 09:23:49.601384000 +0100
+++ devel/newt/Makefile	2021-10-13 09:23:03.707879000 +0100
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 NLS_USES=		gettext
 NLS_CONFIGURE_ENABLE=	nls
 PYTHON_USES=		python
-PYTHON_CONFIGURE_WITH=	python
+PYTHON_CONFIGURE_WITH=	python=${PYTHON_VERSION}
 TCL_USES=		tcl
 TCL_CONFIGURE_WITH=	tcl
 TCL_CONFIGURE_ENV=	ac_cv_c_tclconfig=${TCL_LIBDIR:Q}
@@ -51,10 +51,6 @@
 		 s| -g | |g ; \
 		 /make -C/s|^|#| ; \
 		 /whiptcl.$$(SOEXT)/s|install|${TRUE}|' ${WRKSRC}/Makefile.in
-
-post-patch-PYTHON-on:
-	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e \
-		'/PYTHONVERS/s|=.*|=${PYTHON_VERSION}|' ${WRKSRC}/configure.ac
 
 post-install:
 	@${STRIP_CMD} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/whiptail