diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/schemdraw/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/schemdraw/default.nix
index bf4bcee43758c..1c0c05d7d48bd 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/schemdraw/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/schemdraw/default.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 , buildPythonPackage
 , pythonOlder
 , fetchFromGitHub
+, setuptools
 , pyparsing
 , matplotlib
 , latex2mathml
@@ -25,6 +26,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-wa/IeNGZynU/xKwyFwebXcFaruhBFqGWsrZYaIEVa8Q=";
   };
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    setuptools
+  ];
+
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     pyparsing
   ];