diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/ha-ffmpeg/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/ha-ffmpeg/default.nix
index 0273678d64da..5a11243d594e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/ha-ffmpeg/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/ha-ffmpeg/default.nix
@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@
 , fetchPypi
 , pythonOlder
 , async-timeout
+, setuptools
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "ha-ffmpeg";
   version = "3.2.0";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
 
@@ -17,6 +18,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-FW8WlrhVL+ryupHAKii8fKBku/6uxdw1uLCKUszkP50=";
   };
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    setuptools
+  ];
+
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     async-timeout
   ];