diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/reolink-aio/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/reolink-aio/default.nix
index ee9ce7283225..b1fb08c4bdf3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/reolink-aio/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/reolink-aio/default.nix
@@ -5,13 +5,14 @@
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , orjson
 , pythonOlder
+, setuptools
 , typing-extensions
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "reolink-aio";
   version = "0.8.9";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.9";
 
@@ -22,6 +23,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-MUhB8A51dj+FA3+lvBrFyAWizKq5CpYwo38E1euJsHs=";
   };
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    setuptools
+  ];
+
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     aiohttp
     aiortsp