diff --git a/srcpkgs/pycp/template b/srcpkgs/pycp/template
index 69292b6b0aa..3cd4e7e8511 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/pycp/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/pycp/template
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version=7.3.0
 revision=1
 noarch=yes
 build_style=python3-module
-hostmakedepends="python3 help2man"
+hostmakedepends="python3 help2man python3-setuptools"
 makedepends="python3-setuptools"
 depends="${makedepends}"
 short_desc="A cp and mv with a progressbar"