diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/geopy/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/geopy/default.nix
index c22f86fc43ef..22428ecacc17 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/geopy/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/geopy/default.nix
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "geopy";
   version = "2.3.0";
+  format = "setuptools";
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.5";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {