diff --git a/programming/language/python3/python3-requests/pspec.xml b/programming/language/python3/python3-requests/pspec.xml
index a83f79edba..45ced79ff5 100644
--- a/programming/language/python3/python3-requests/pspec.xml
+++ b/programming/language/python3/python3-requests/pspec.xml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
         <Archive sha1sum="827f7c8abb5a57d980d9870908724613b8b120c1" type="targz">https://pypi.python.org/packages/16/09/37b69de7c924d318e51ece1c4ceb679bf93be9d05973bb30c35babd596e2/requests-2.13.0.tar.gz</Archive>
         <BuildDependencies>
             <Dependency>python3-devel</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>python3-setuptools</Dependency>
         </BuildDependencies>
     </Source>