diff --git a/programming/language/python3/python3-pkgconfig/pspec.xml b/programming/language/python3/python3-pkgconfig/pspec.xml
index d0def1f860..d13b84d43a 100644
--- a/programming/language/python3/python3-pkgconfig/pspec.xml
+++ b/programming/language/python3/python3-pkgconfig/pspec.xml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
         <Archive sha1sum="32af6abc220c64b36f745a208b950542b1ab3456" type="targz">https://pypi.io/packages/source/p/pkgconfig/pkgconfig-1.5.5.tar.gz</Archive>
         <BuildDependencies>
             <Dependency>python3-devel</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>python3-setuptools</Dependency>
         </BuildDependencies>
     </Source>