diff --git a/dev-python/gevent/gevent-1.4.0.ebuild b/dev-python/gevent/gevent-1.4.0.ebuild
index 0a8fede4aa8d5..71125420db034 100644
--- a/dev-python/gevent/gevent-1.4.0.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/gevent/gevent-1.4.0.ebuild
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 EAPI=7
 
+DISTUTILS_USE_SETUPTOOLS=rdepend
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python2_7 python3_{6,7,8} )
 PYTHON_REQ_USE="ssl(+),threads(+)"