diff --git a/dev-python/yaswfp/yaswfp-0.9.3-r1.ebuild b/dev-python/yaswfp/yaswfp-0.9.3-r1.ebuild
index 34c80cda64823..7815d78c9f0ee 100644
--- a/dev-python/yaswfp/yaswfp-0.9.3-r1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/yaswfp/yaswfp-0.9.3-r1.ebuild
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 EAPI=7
 
+DISTUTILS_USE_SETUPTOOLS=no
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{6,7,8} )
 
 inherit distutils-r1