diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/zipstream-ng/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/zipstream-ng/default.nix
index adda2d960d1c..35708162ff1f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/zipstream-ng/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/zipstream-ng/default.nix
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "zipstream-ng";
   version = "1.5.0";
+  format = "setuptools";
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
+
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "pR0Ps";
     repo = "zipstream-ng";