diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/cve-bin-tool/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/security/cve-bin-tool/default.nix
index 7b0cda0b7382..88b52da21eb3 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/security/cve-bin-tool/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/security/cve-bin-tool/default.nix
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 , buildPythonPackage
 , pretend
 , pythonOlder
+, wheel
 }:
 
 let
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ let
     };
     nativeBuildInputs = [
       setuptools
+      wheel
     ];
     propagatedBuildInputs = [
       pyparsing
@@ -68,6 +70,7 @@ in
 buildPythonApplication rec {
   pname = "cve-bin-tool";
   version = "3.2";
+  format = "setuptools";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "intel";