diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/scfbuild/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/scfbuild/default.nix
index e881a288f959..6dfe9d0a0a63 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/scfbuild/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/scfbuild/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,13 @@
-{ lib, buildPythonApplication, fetchFromGitHub, python, pyyaml, fonttools, fontforge }:
+{
+  lib,
+  buildPythonApplication,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+  python,
+  pyyaml,
+  fonttools,
+  fontforge,
+  setuptools,
+}:
 
 buildPythonApplication {
   pname = "scfbuild";
@@ -13,7 +22,12 @@ buildPythonApplication {
     sha256 = "0wkyzkhshlax9rvdmn441gv87n9abfr0qqmgs8bkg9kbcjb4bhad";
   };
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ pyyaml fonttools fontforge ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    pyyaml
+    fonttools
+    fontforge
+    setuptools
+  ];
 
   installPhase = ''
     runHook preInstall