diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/brotab/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/brotab/default.nix
index ce2effb25ce..9a58c83ae30 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/brotab/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/brotab/default.nix
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ python.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
     flask
     psutil
     requests
+    setuptools
   ];
 
   postPatch = ''