diff --git a/dev-python/zope-configuration/zope-configuration-4.4.0.ebuild b/dev-python/zope-configuration/zope-configuration-4.4.0.ebuild
index e9aa585b0c3fc..cd32630d40ff8 100644
--- a/dev-python/zope-configuration/zope-configuration-4.4.0.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/zope-configuration/zope-configuration-4.4.0.ebuild
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 
 EAPI=7
 
-PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{6,7,8,9} )
+DISTUTILS_USE_SETUPTOOLS=rdepend
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{6..9} )
 
 inherit distutils-r1