diff --git a/dev-python/python-lhafile/python-lhafile-0.2.2.ebuild b/dev-python/python-lhafile/python-lhafile-0.2.2.ebuild
index 10197a81b54b0..c26f4c4904c75 100644
--- a/dev-python/python-lhafile/python-lhafile-0.2.2.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/python-lhafile/python-lhafile-0.2.2.ebuild
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 EAPI=7
 
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{6,7,8} )
+DISTUTILS_USE_SETUPTOOLS=no
 
 inherit distutils-r1