diff --git a/dev-python/jsmin/jsmin-2.2.2.ebuild b/dev-python/jsmin/jsmin-2.2.2.ebuild
index 40f762f32efb8..51ecae515247d 100644
--- a/dev-python/jsmin/jsmin-2.2.2.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/jsmin/jsmin-2.2.2.ebuild
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ KEYWORDS="amd64 x86"
 LICENSE="MIT"
 SLOT="0"
 
+BDEPEND="<dev-python/setuptools-58[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]"
+
 python_test() {
 	"${EPYTHON}" -m jsmin.test -v || die "Tests failed with ${EPYTHON}"
 }