diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/emborg/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/emborg/default.nix
index 0d7218ea3ea..b4b0b9b2106 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/emborg/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/emborg/default.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , fetchpatch
+, flit-core
 , pytestCheckHook
 , pythonOlder
 , borgbackup
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "emborg";
   version = "1.37";
-  format = "flit";
+  format = "pyproject";
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
 
@@ -31,6 +32,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-bHYs+vlNku/T5Hb9u77Xml9/FNj5vgqPeXSzcilsS+I=";
   };
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    flit-core
+  ];
+
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     appdirs
     arrow