diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pkgconfig/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pkgconfig/default.nix
index 38098b432e45..ab8c2f638b41 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pkgconfig/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pkgconfig/default.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "pkgconfig";
   version = "1.4.0";
 
+  setupHook = pkgconfig.setupHook;
+
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
     sha256 = "048c3b457da7b6f686b647ab10bf09e2250e4c50acfe6f215398a8b5e6fcdb52";