diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/ftfy/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/ftfy/default.nix
index 1b8b8c17846..7b633680b4c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/ftfy/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/ftfy/default.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 , fetchPypi
 , html5lib
 , wcwidth
+, setuptools
 , pytest
 }:
 
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     html5lib
     wcwidth
+    setuptools
   ];
 
   checkInputs = [