diff --git a/dev-python/frozenlist/frozenlist-1.3.3.ebuild b/dev-python/frozenlist/frozenlist-1.3.3.ebuild
index b64bde0435030..52dc1f15a43e8 100644
--- a/dev-python/frozenlist/frozenlist-1.3.3.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/frozenlist/frozenlist-1.3.3.ebuild
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 EAPI=8
 
+DISTUTILS_EXT=1
 DISTUTILS_USE_PEP517=setuptools
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{9..11} pypy3 )