diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/volatility3/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/security/volatility3/default.nix
index 14b5d4ff30ac..7f6307687323 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/security/volatility3/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/security/volatility3/default.nix
@@ -6,14 +6,19 @@
 python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
   pname = "volatility3";
   version = "2.5.2";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "volatilityfoundation";
-    repo = pname;
+    repo = "volatility3";
     rev = "refs/tags/v${version}";
     hash = "sha256-tghwDDfy8TohqTn9WQvmEal3qK0OKKq7GvGnPGTble0=";
   };
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = with python3.pkgs; [
+    setuptools
+  ];
+
   propagatedBuildInputs = with python3.pkgs; [
     capstone
     jsonschema