diff --git a/pkgs/servers/radicale/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/radicale/default.nix
index 90e27b2907e..da55131773b 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/radicale/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/radicale/default.nix
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
     vobject
     python-dateutil
     passlib
+    setuptools
   ];
 
   checkInputs = with python3.pkgs; [