diff --git a/dev-python/pmw/pmw-2.0.1-r2.ebuild b/dev-python/pmw/pmw-2.0.1-r2.ebuild
index 82633a0f298f5..f8cad2024dcb6 100644
--- a/dev-python/pmw/pmw-2.0.1-r2.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/pmw/pmw-2.0.1-r2.ebuild
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 EAPI=7
 
+DISTUTILS_USE_SETUPTOOLS=no
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{6,7} )
 PYTHON_REQ_USE="tk"