diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pbr/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pbr/default.nix
index 9ce3d72a20d..9c69e2fea54 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pbr/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pbr/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi }:
+{ lib, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi, setuptools }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "pbr";
@@ -9,8 +9,11 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     sha256 = "42df03e7797b796625b1029c0400279c7c34fd7df24a7d7818a1abb5b38710dd";
   };
 
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ setuptools ];
+
   # circular dependencies with fixtures
   doCheck = false;
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "pbr" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "http://docs.openstack.org/developer/pbr/";