diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-packaging/template b/srcpkgs/python3-packaging/template
index e61e826feca..7f65d28800c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-packaging/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-packaging/template
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@
 pkgname=python3-packaging
 version=22.0
 revision=1
-build_style=python3-pep517
-hostmakedepends="python3-flit_core"
+# This package is required by python3-build, used by the python3-pep517 style;
+# using that style here would create a cycle
+build_style=python3-module
+hostmakedepends="python3-flit_core python3-installer"
 depends="python3-parsing"
 checkdepends="python3-pytest"
 short_desc="Core utilities for Python packages (Python3)"
@@ -14,6 +16,12 @@ distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/p/packaging/packaging-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=2198ec20bd4c017b8f9717e00f0c8714076fc2fd93816750ab48e2c41de2cfd3
 make_check=no # provides no tests
 
-post_install() {
+do_build() {
+	python3 -m flit_core.wheel
+}
+
+do_install() {
+	python3 -m installer --destdir "${DESTDIR}" \
+		"dist/packaging-${version}-py3-none-any.whl"
 	vlicense LICENSE
 }