diff --git a/dev-python/weasyprint/weasyprint-51.ebuild b/dev-python/weasyprint/weasyprint-51.ebuild
index fdcc64deeca70..dde41858dcdbe 100644
--- a/dev-python/weasyprint/weasyprint-51.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/weasyprint/weasyprint-51.ebuild
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 # Copyright 1999-2020 Gentoo Authors
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
-EAPI="7"
+EAPI=7
 
-PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{6,7,8} )
+DISTUTILS_USE_SETUPTOOLS=rdepend
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{6..8} )
 
 inherit distutils-r1
 
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ RDEPEND="
 	x11-libs/pango:0/0
 "
 
-DEPEND="dev-python/setuptools[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
+DEPEND="
 	test? (
 		${RDEPEND}
 		dev-python/pytest[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]