diff --git a/nftables.spec b/nftables.spec
index 1297d60..93bc6fd 100644
--- a/nftables.spec
+++ b/nftables.spec
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ BuildRequires:  gmp-devel
 BuildRequires:  libtool
 BuildRequires:  pkg-config >= 0.21
 BuildRequires:  python3-base
+BuildRequires:  python3-setuptools
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(jansson)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libedit)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libmnl) >= 1.0.4