diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/azure-storage-queue/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/azure-storage-queue/default.nix
index 18e72977046c..1fdbf6914d18 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/azure-storage-queue/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/azure-storage-queue/default.nix
@@ -5,13 +5,14 @@
 , fetchPypi
 , isodate
 , pythonOlder
+, setuptools
 , typing-extensions
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "azure-storage-queue";
   version = "12.9.0";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
 
@@ -20,6 +21,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-mBAbDhfaDUcM9XALbEDP50Q57Dycds84OYCW5zcbnRs=";
   };
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    setuptools
+  ];
+
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     azure-core
     cryptography