diff --git a/dev-python/configparser/configparser-3.3.0.2.ebuild b/dev-python/configparser/configparser-3.3.0.2.ebuild
index 239155e080a84..8ad0a777e56dd 100644
--- a/dev-python/configparser/configparser-3.3.0.2.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/configparser/configparser-3.3.0.2.ebuild
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2015 Gentoo Foundation
+# Copyright 1999-2016 Gentoo Foundation
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 # $Id$
 
@@ -16,4 +16,6 @@ SLOT="0"
 KEYWORDS="amd64 x86"
 IUSE=""
 
+DEPEND="dev-python/setuptools[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]"
+
 S=${WORKDIR}/${PN}-${MY_PV}
diff --git a/dev-python/configparser/configparser-3.5.0.ebuild b/dev-python/configparser/configparser-3.5.0.ebuild
index 454d51aadbe33..2aaa9ef058fde 100644
--- a/dev-python/configparser/configparser-3.5.0.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/configparser/configparser-3.5.0.ebuild
@@ -14,3 +14,5 @@ LICENSE="MIT"
 SLOT="0"
 KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~x86"
 IUSE=""
+
+DEPEND="dev-python/setuptools[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]"