diff --git a/dev-python/python-barbicanclient/python-barbicanclient-4.8.1.ebuild b/dev-python/python-barbicanclient/python-barbicanclient-4.8.1.ebuild
index 1cf60384bead1..14a7cceb7e324 100644
--- a/dev-python/python-barbicanclient/python-barbicanclient-4.8.1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/python-barbicanclient/python-barbicanclient-4.8.1.ebuild
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 EAPI=7
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{6,7} )
-DISTUTILS_USE_SETUPTOOLS=bdepend
+DISTUTILS_USE_SETUPTOOLS=rdepend
 
 inherit distutils-r1