diff --git a/pkgs/tools/admin/awslogs/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/admin/awslogs/default.nix
index 6d590b8975b..92b6d62a8a2 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/admin/awslogs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/admin/awslogs/default.nix
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
   doCheck = false;
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = with python3Packages; [
-    boto3 termcolor dateutil docutils
+    boto3 termcolor dateutil docutils setuptools
   ];
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {