diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pycontrol4/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pycontrol4/default.nix
index ab8c18de1819..e45c448bba0f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pycontrol4/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pycontrol4/default.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 , buildPythonPackage
 , pythonOlder
 , fetchFromGitHub
+, setuptools
 , aiohttp
 , xmltodict
 , python-socketio
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.6";
 
-  format = "setuptools";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "lawtancool";
@@ -28,6 +29,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
       --replace "python-socketio>=4,<5" "python-socketio>=4"
   '';
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    setuptools
+  ];
+
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     aiohttp
     xmltodict