diff --git a/dev-python/zope-i18nmessageid/zope-i18nmessageid-5.0.1.ebuild b/dev-python/zope-i18nmessageid/zope-i18nmessageid-5.0.1.ebuild
index 28c7496bc7479..2224e21bfa774 100644
--- a/dev-python/zope-i18nmessageid/zope-i18nmessageid-5.0.1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/zope-i18nmessageid/zope-i18nmessageid-5.0.1.ebuild
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 
 EAPI=7
 
-PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{6,7,8,9} pypy3 )
+DISTUTILS_USE_SETUPTOOLS=rdepend
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{6..9} pypy3 )
 
 inherit distutils-r1