diff --git a/dev-python/python-language-server/python-language-server-0.31.2.ebuild b/dev-python/python-language-server/python-language-server-0.31.2.ebuild
index daf1642be484b..07d9ee4687f40 100644
--- a/dev-python/python-language-server/python-language-server-0.31.2.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/python-language-server/python-language-server-0.31.2.ebuild
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ EAPI=7
 
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{6,7} )
 
+DISTUTILS_USE_SETUPTOOLS=rdepend
+
 inherit eutils distutils-r1
 
 DESCRIPTION="An implementation of the Language Server Protocol for Python"