diff --git a/dev-python/croniter/croniter-0.3.30.ebuild b/dev-python/croniter/croniter-0.3.30.ebuild
index debbc4fd5e47c..5d7fc07fd3dab 100644
--- a/dev-python/croniter/croniter-0.3.30.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/croniter/croniter-0.3.30.ebuild
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI=7
-PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{6,7} )
+
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{6..9} )
+DISTUTILS_USE_SETUPTOOLS=bdepend
 
 inherit distutils-r1
 
@@ -16,7 +18,7 @@ KEYWORDS="amd64 ~arm64 x86"
 IUSE="test"
 RESTRICT="!test? ( test )"
 
-DEPEND="dev-python/setuptools[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
+BDEPEND="
 	test? (
 		dev-python/pytest[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
 		dev-python/pytz[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]