diff --git a/packages/conf-python-3/conf-python-3.1.0.0/opam b/packages/conf-python-3/conf-python-3.1.0.0/opam
index 5576621ee2e..9f3180a76fc 100644
--- a/packages/conf-python-3/conf-python-3.1.0.0/opam
+++ b/packages/conf-python-3/conf-python-3.1.0.0/opam
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ depexts: [
   ["dev-lang/python:3.6"] {os-distribution = "gentoo"}
   ["python3"] {os = "openbsd"}
   ["lang/python36"] {os = "netbsd"}
-  ["lang/python36"] {os = "freebsd"}
+  ["python3"] {os = "freebsd"}
   ["python36"] {os-distribution = "macports" & os = "macos"}
   ["python@3"] {os-distribution = "homebrew" & os = "macos"}
   ["system:python3"] {os-distribution = "cygwinports"}
diff --git a/packages/conf-python-3/conf-python-3.9.0.0/opam b/packages/conf-python-3/conf-python-3.9.0.0/opam
index 07516395ed2..902f7367158 100644
--- a/packages/conf-python-3/conf-python-3.9.0.0/opam
+++ b/packages/conf-python-3/conf-python-3.9.0.0/opam
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ depexts: [
   ["dev-lang/python:3.6"] {os-distribution = "gentoo"}
   ["python3"] {os = "openbsd"}
   ["lang/python39"] {os = "netbsd"}
-  ["lang/python39"] {os = "freebsd"}
-  ["python39"] {os-distribution = "macports" & os = "macos"}
+  ["python3"] {os = "freebsd"}
+  ["python39"] {os-distribution = "macports" & os = "macos"}  # this will not result in a python3 command but only a python3.9 command
   ["python@3"] {os-distribution = "homebrew" & os = "macos"}
   ["system:python3"] {os-distribution = "cygwinports"}
 ]