diff --git a/pkgs/applications/blockchains/cryptop/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/blockchains/cryptop/default.nix
index f0bcda579301..d93a10436fc3 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/blockchains/cryptop/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/blockchains/cryptop/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, buildPythonApplication, fetchPypi, requests, requests-cache }:
+{ lib, buildPythonApplication, fetchPypi, requests, requests-cache, setuptools }:
 
 buildPythonApplication rec {
   pname = "cryptop";
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ buildPythonApplication rec {
     sha256 = "0akrrz735vjfrm78plwyg84vabj0x3qficq9xxmy9kr40fhdkzpb";
   };
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ requests requests-cache ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ setuptools requests requests-cache ];
 
   # No tests in archive
   doCheck = false;