diff --git a/net-analyzer/wapiti/wapiti-3.0.3.ebuild b/net-analyzer/wapiti/wapiti-3.0.3.ebuild
index b74bc61781ce4..4537e62437ab8 100644
--- a/net-analyzer/wapiti/wapiti-3.0.3.ebuild
+++ b/net-analyzer/wapiti/wapiti-3.0.3.ebuild
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 EAPI=7
 
+DISTUTILS_USE_SETUPTOOLS=rdepend
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{6,7,8} )
 PYTHON_REQ_USE='xml'
 
diff --git a/net-analyzer/wapiti/wapiti-9999.ebuild b/net-analyzer/wapiti/wapiti-9999.ebuild
index ef1480dd21ea9..95af12c83a0c3 100644
--- a/net-analyzer/wapiti/wapiti-9999.ebuild
+++ b/net-analyzer/wapiti/wapiti-9999.ebuild
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 EAPI=7
 
+DISTUTILS_USE_SETUPTOOLS=rdepend
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{6,7,8} )
 PYTHON_REQ_USE='xml'