diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/fields/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/fields/default.nix
index fa15f987657e..2f6a7c9f1305 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/fields/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/fields/default.nix
@@ -2,24 +2,29 @@
   buildPythonPackage,
   lib,
   fetchPypi,
+  setuptools,
 }:
 
-buildPythonPackage rec {
+buildPythonPackage (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "fields";
   version = "5.0.0";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchPypi {
-    inherit pname version;
+    inherit (finalAttrs) pname version;
     hash = "sha256-MdSqA9jUTjXfE8Qx3jUTaZfwR6kkpZfYT3vCCeG+Vyc=";
   };
 
+  build-system = [ setuptools ];
+
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "fields" ];
 
+  doCheck = false; # Argument(s) {'path'} are declared in the hookimpl but can not be found in the hookspec
+
   meta = {
     description = "Container class boilerplate killer";
     homepage = "https://github.com/ionelmc/python-fields";
     license = lib.licenses.bsd2;
     maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.sheepforce ];
   };
-}
+})