diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytesseract/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytesseract/default.nix
index a2fa23834a6e..e38af1f89309 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytesseract/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytesseract/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
-{ buildPythonPackage, fetchFromGitHub, lib, packaging, pillow, tesseract, substituteAll
+{ buildPythonPackage
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, lib
+, packaging
+, pillow
+, tesseract
+, substituteAll
 , pytestCheckHook
+, setuptools
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -21,6 +28,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     })
   ];
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    setuptools
+  ];
+
   buildInputs = [
     tesseract
   ];