diff --git a/dev-python/flaky/flaky-3.6.1.ebuild b/dev-python/flaky/flaky-3.6.1.ebuild
index b5b9f4729c5e7..1b50dbbf46d22 100644
--- a/dev-python/flaky/flaky-3.6.1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/flaky/flaky-3.6.1.ebuild
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 
 EAPI=7
 
-PYTHON_COMPAT=( python2_7 python3_{6,7,8} pypy3 )
+DISTUTILS_USE_SETUPTOOLS=rdepend
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python2_7 python3_{6,7,8,9} pypy3 )
 
 inherit distutils-r1
 
@@ -17,9 +18,7 @@ KEYWORDS="~alpha amd64 arm arm64 hppa ~ia64 ~m68k ~mips ppc ppc64 s390 sparc x86
 IUSE="test"
 RESTRICT="!test? ( test )"
 
-RDEPEND=""
-DEPEND="${RDEPEND}
-	dev-python/setuptools[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
+DEPEND="
 	test? (
 		dev-python/genty[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
 		dev-python/mock[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]