diff --git a/dev-python/chardet/chardet-3.0.4.ebuild b/dev-python/chardet/chardet-3.0.4.ebuild
index 0c4e3713a49b5..84c2311225aaa 100644
--- a/dev-python/chardet/chardet-3.0.4.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/chardet/chardet-3.0.4.ebuild
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 EAPI=6
 
+DISTUTILS_USE_SETUPTOOLS=rdepend
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python2_7 python3_{6,7,8} pypy3 )
 
 inherit distutils-r1