diff --git a/libfsext.changes b/libfsext.changes
index 72d6d2f..0d2faee 100644
--- a/libfsext.changes
+++ b/libfsext.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Feb  5 21:43:04 UTC 2024 - Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@inai.de>
+
+- Use python-setuptools for python distutils backport
+  gh#libyal/libbde#68
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Nov 30 09:48:15 UTC 2023 - Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@inai.de>
 
diff --git a/libfsext.spec b/libfsext.spec
index 864385e..6751c99 100644
--- a/libfsext.spec
+++ b/libfsext.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package libfsext
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2023 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2024 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ Source:         https://github.com/libyal/libfsext/releases/download/%version/li
 Source2:        https://github.com/libyal/libfsext/releases/download/%version/libfsext-experimental-%version.tar.gz.asc
 Source3:        %name.keyring
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module devel}
+BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
 BuildRequires:  c_compiler
 BuildRequires:  pkg-config
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros