diff --git a/dev-python/genson/genson-1.1.0.ebuild b/dev-python/genson/genson-1.1.0.ebuild
index da0e41bb52d63..b4b5bd5e33e86 100644
--- a/dev-python/genson/genson-1.1.0.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/genson/genson-1.1.0.ebuild
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ EAPI=7
 
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{5,6,7})
 
+DISTUTILS_USE_SETUPTOOLS=rdepend
+
 inherit distutils-r1
 
 DESCRIPTION="GenSON is a powerful, user-friendly JSON Schema generator built in Python"