diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyinstrument/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyinstrument/default.nix
index ed83f9e138e4..4cc60efbc637 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyinstrument/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyinstrument/default.nix
@@ -3,11 +3,14 @@
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , pythonOlder
+, setuptools
+, wheel
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "pyinstrument";
   version = "4.5.2";
+  format = "pyproject";
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
 
@@ -18,6 +21,11 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-VL/JzgMxn5zABfmol+5oofR1RjyxTdzvUi6JnwsSFao=";
   };
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    setuptools
+    wheel
+  ];
+
   # Module import recursion
   doCheck = false;