diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/stgit/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/stgit/default.nix
index 1ed773bd65b4..b5bdecd85ad1 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/stgit/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/stgit/default.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
     sha256 = "sha256-TsJr2Riygz/DZrn6UZMPvq1tTfvl3dFEZZNq2wVj1Nw=";
   };
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ installShellFiles asciidoc xmlto docbook_xsl docbook_xml_dtd_45 ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ installShellFiles asciidoc xmlto docbook_xsl docbook_xml_dtd_45 python3Packages.setuptools ];
 
   format = "other";