diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/xkbcommon/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/xkbcommon/default.nix
index b5edf3cc2415..45f3a723ac39 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/xkbcommon/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/xkbcommon/default.nix
@@ -3,26 +3,31 @@
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchPypi,
   python,
+  setuptools,
   cffi,
   pkg-config,
   libxkbcommon,
   pytestCheckHook,
 }:
 
-buildPythonPackage rec {
+buildPythonPackage (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "xkbcommon";
   version = "1.5.1";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  pyproject = true;
+
+  __structuredAttrs = true;
 
   src = fetchPypi {
-    inherit pname version;
+    inherit (finalAttrs) pname version;
     hash = "sha256-rBdICNv2HTXZ2oBL8zuqx0vG8r4MEIWUrpPHnNFd3DY=";
   };
 
+  build-system = [ setuptools ];
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];
   propagatedNativeBuildInputs = [ cffi ];
   buildInputs = [ libxkbcommon ];
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ cffi ];
+  dependencies = [ cffi ];
   nativeCheckInputs = [ pytestCheckHook ];
 
   postBuild = ''
@@ -40,4 +45,4 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
       doronbehar
     ];
   };
-}
+})