diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/lightgbm/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/lightgbm/default.nix
index 01be9fb86511..1be852daa157 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/lightgbm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/lightgbm/default.nix
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "lightgbm";
   version = "3.3.5";
-  format = "other";
+  format = "setuptools";
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";