diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ho/hovercraft/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ho/hovercraft/package.nix
index 6d25cddf4c03..555c3112a7a5 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ho/hovercraft/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ho/hovercraft/package.nix
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
   pname = "hovercraft";
   version = "2.7";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  pyproject = true;
   disabled = !python3Packages.isPy3k;
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
     hash = "sha256-X6EaiVahAYAaFB65oqmj695wlJFXNseqz0SQLzGVD0w=";
   };
 
-  nativeCheckInputs = with python3Packages; [ manuel ];
+  build-system = [ python3Packages.setuptools ];
+
+  nativeCheckInputs = [ python3Packages.manuel ];
 
   dependencies = with python3Packages; [
     setuptools
@@ -41,6 +43,6 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
     mainProgram = "hovercraft";
     homepage = "https://github.com/regebro/hovercraft";
     license = lib.licenses.mit;
-    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ makefu ];
+    maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.makefu ];
   };
 }