diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/setconf/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/setconf/default.nix
index fd43ad6350cf..320ae683c5cb 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/setconf/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/setconf/default.nix
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 { lib
-, buildPythonApplication
+, python3Packages
 , fetchFromGitHub
 }:
 
-buildPythonApplication rec {
+python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
   pname = "setconf";
   version = "0.7.7";
-  format = "setuptools";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "xyproto";
@@ -15,11 +14,15 @@ buildPythonApplication rec {
     hash = "sha256-HYZdDtDlGrT3zssDdMW3559hhC+cPy8qkmM8d9zEa1A=";
   };
 
+  build-system = with python3Packages; [ setuptools ];
+
+  pyproject = true;
+
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://github.com/xyproto/setconf";
     description = "Small utility for changing settings in configuration textfiles";
     changelog = "https://github.com/xyproto/setconf/releases/tag/${version}";
-    maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.AndersonTorres ];
     mainProgram = "setconf";
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ AndersonTorres ];
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index cc28af8ce0c5..b9a0bbd2ef10 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -32317,7 +32317,7 @@ with pkgs;
 
   secretscanner = callPackage ../tools/security/secretscanner { };
 
-  setconf = python3.pkgs.callPackage ../tools/misc/setconf { };
+  setconf = callPackage ../tools/misc/setconf { };
 
   semiphemeral = callPackage ../tools/misc/semiphemeral { };