diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/capstone/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/capstone/default.nix
index 2bd22ebf0d9b..035632f9cf25 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/capstone/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/capstone/default.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchPypi
 , fetchpatch
+, setuptools
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -17,6 +18,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     sha256 = "3c0f73db9f8392f7048c8a244809f154d7c39f354e2167f6c477630aa517ed04";
   };
 
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ setuptools ];
+
   patches = [
     (fetchpatch {
       stripLen = 2;