diff --git a/dev-python/cssutils/cssutils-1.0.2-r2.ebuild b/dev-python/cssutils/cssutils-1.0.2-r2.ebuild
index b1dbd02b135bc..ecf3def11aa24 100644
--- a/dev-python/cssutils/cssutils-1.0.2-r2.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/cssutils/cssutils-1.0.2-r2.ebuild
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 EAPI=7
 
+DISTUTILS_USE_SETUPTOOLS=rdepend
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{6,7,8} )
 
 inherit distutils-r1