diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/instaloader/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/instaloader/default.nix
index 634693f6144b..57601ae97550 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/instaloader/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/instaloader/default.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 , buildPythonPackage
 , pythonOlder
 , fetchFromGitHub
+, setuptools
 , sphinx
 , requests
 }:
@@ -20,6 +21,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     sha256 = "sha256-ZxvJPDj+r7KSyXpYNQIgnda5OS77GOFM901ZHgR6c4k=";
   };
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    setuptools
+  ];
+
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     requests
     sphinx