diff --git a/dev-python/packaging/packaging-15.3.ebuild b/dev-python/packaging/packaging-15.3.ebuild
index 45ee1b81fbda8..a6b0f21d3a45a 100644
--- a/dev-python/packaging/packaging-15.3.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/packaging/packaging-15.3.ebuild
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ IUSE="test"
 
 RDEPEND=""
 DEPEND="${RDEPEND}
+	dev-python/setuptools[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
 	test? (
 		dev-python/pretend[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
 		dev-python/pytest[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]