diff --git a/dev-python/rospkg/rospkg-1.1.4.ebuild b/dev-python/rospkg/rospkg-1.1.4.ebuild
index dff594067afb2..a7dae07958a5f 100644
--- a/dev-python/rospkg/rospkg-1.1.4.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/rospkg/rospkg-1.1.4.ebuild
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ IUSE="test"
 
 RDEPEND="dev-python/pyyaml[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]"
 DEPEND="${RDEPEND}
+	dev-python/setuptools[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
 	test? (
 		dev-python/nose[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
 		dev-python/coverage[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
diff --git a/dev-python/rospkg/rospkg-9999.ebuild b/dev-python/rospkg/rospkg-9999.ebuild
index dff594067afb2..a7dae07958a5f 100644
--- a/dev-python/rospkg/rospkg-9999.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/rospkg/rospkg-9999.ebuild
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ IUSE="test"
 
 RDEPEND="dev-python/pyyaml[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]"
 DEPEND="${RDEPEND}
+	dev-python/setuptools[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
 	test? (
 		dev-python/nose[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
 		dev-python/coverage[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]