diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/py-tree-sitter/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/py-tree-sitter/default.nix
index 9d7b82986976..f087bac5c10e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/py-tree-sitter/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/py-tree-sitter/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, buildPythonPackage, fetchFromGitHub }:
+{ lib
+, stdenv
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, setuptools
+}:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "py-tree-sitter";
@@ -13,6 +18,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     fetchSubmodules = true;
   };
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    setuptools
+  ];
+
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "tree_sitter" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {