diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/taskw/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/taskw/default.nix
index 56d9f27415fb..e0f6c58b6b61 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/taskw/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/taskw/default.nix
@@ -43,10 +43,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   buildInputs = [
     taskwarrior2
-    distutils
   ];
 
   dependencies = [
+    distutils
     kitchen
     python-dateutil
     pytz