diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/twitter/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/twitter/default.nix
index 2434db6cd3d5..f8a5124f2df4 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/twitter/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/twitter/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 { lib
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchPypi
+, setuptools-scm
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     sha256 = "a56ff9575fbd50a51ce91107dcb5a4c3fd00c2ba1bcb172ce538b0948d3626e6";
   };
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ setuptools-scm ];
   doCheck = false;
 
   meta = with lib; {