diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/bleach/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/bleach/default.nix
index 7de124267f0e..86b253a72c95 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/bleach/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/bleach/default.nix
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 , pytestrunner
 , six
 , html5lib
+, setuptools
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   };
 
   checkInputs = [ pytest pytestrunner ];
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ six html5lib ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ six html5lib setuptools ];
 
   postPatch = ''
     substituteInPlace setup.py --replace ",<3dev" ""