diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/whipper/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/whipper/default.nix
index a7a8f054172c..8349cd8d5f62 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/whipper/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/whipper/default.nix
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ in python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
     ruamel-yaml
     discid
     pillow
+    setuptools
   ];
 
   buildInputs = [ libsndfile ];