diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/canonicaljson/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/canonicaljson/default.nix
index feee27e852ec..4600e0c1e6b6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/canonicaljson/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/canonicaljson/default.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 , frozendict
 , pytestCheckHook
 , pythonOlder
+, setuptools
 , simplejson
 }:
 
@@ -19,6 +20,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-yll2C8J0qJmg2nWAnWkJrkPlEjOB/W7wQKRNGVLAtEg=";
   };
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    setuptools
+  ];
+
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     simplejson
   ];