diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/rofi-rbw/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/rofi-rbw/default.nix
index a02d486ca9e5..28602cf0240e 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/rofi-rbw/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/rofi-rbw/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, buildPythonApplication, fetchFromGitHub, configargparse }:
+{ lib, buildPythonApplication, fetchFromGitHub, configargparse, setuptools }:
 
 buildPythonApplication rec {
   pname = "rofi-rbw";
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ buildPythonApplication rec {
     hash = "sha256-YDL0pMl3BX59kzjuykn0lQHu2RMvPhsBrlSiqdcZAXs=";
   };
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    setuptools
+  ];
+
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ configargparse ];
 
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "rofi_rbw" ];