diff --git a/pkgs/servers/mautrix-telegram/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/mautrix-telegram/default.nix
index 47db76b3ca38..8c4c41567de2 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/mautrix-telegram/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/mautrix-telegram/default.nix
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ python.pkgs.buildPythonPackage rec {
     tulir-telethon
     asyncpg
     mako
+    setuptools
     # speedups
     cryptg
     aiodns