diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/ujson/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/ujson/default.nix
index ac5f122068a..0c68fe9bb1b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/ujson/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/ujson/default.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchPypi
 , isPyPy
+, setuptools_scm
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -14,6 +15,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     sha256 = "e0199849d61cc6418f94d52a314c6a27524d65e82174d2a043fb718f73d1520d";
   };
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ setuptools_scm ];
+
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     homepage = "https://pypi.python.org/pypi/ujson";
     description = "Ultra fast JSON encoder and decoder for Python";