diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pdm-pep517/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pdm-pep517/default.nix
index 4c05afe0fbd2..4d16bcca780f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pdm-pep517/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pdm-pep517/default.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 , fetchPypi
 , git
 , pytestCheckHook
+, setuptools
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   '';
 
   checkInputs = [
+    setuptools
     pytestCheckHook
     git
   ];