diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pykeepass/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pykeepass/default.nix
index d21620696feb..417601c034dd 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pykeepass/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pykeepass/default.nix
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     construct
     lxml
     pycryptodomex
+    setuptools
   ];
 
   propagatedNativeBuildInputs = [ argon2-cffi ];