diff --git a/dev-python/python-scsi/python-scsi-0_pre160211.ebuild b/dev-python/python-scsi/python-scsi-0_pre160211.ebuild
index 5754950f1fbdf..b5d7849179f9b 100644
--- a/dev-python/python-scsi/python-scsi-0_pre160211.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/python-scsi/python-scsi-0_pre160211.ebuild
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ LICENSE="LGPL-2.1"
 KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~x86 ~amd64-linux ~x86-linux"
 IUSE=""
 
+DEPEND="dev-python/setuptools[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]"
+
 S="${WORKDIR}"/${PN}-${HASH}
 
 pkg_postinst() {
diff --git a/dev-python/python-scsi/python-scsi-9999.ebuild b/dev-python/python-scsi/python-scsi-9999.ebuild
index 6a6e10d519edc..ae266b99c69ba 100644
--- a/dev-python/python-scsi/python-scsi-9999.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/python-scsi/python-scsi-9999.ebuild
@@ -17,3 +17,5 @@ SLOT="0"
 LICENSE="LGPL-2.1"
 KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~x86 ~amd64-linux ~x86-linux"
 IUSE=""
+
+DEPEND="dev-python/setuptools[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]"