diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/peaqevcore/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/peaqevcore/default.nix
index 9c8fda15410f..b0bc305bbee9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/peaqevcore/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/peaqevcore/default.nix
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchPypi
 , pythonOlder
+, setuptools
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "peaqevcore";
   version = "19.7.0";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
 
@@ -20,6 +21,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     sed -i "/extras_require/d" setup.py
   '';
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    setuptools
+  ];
+
   # Tests are not shipped and source is not tagged
   # https://github.com/elden1337/peaqev-core/issues/4
   doCheck = false;