diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/vdirsyncer/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/vdirsyncer/default.nix
index 9bddbcf39a3c..f1dc4418b268 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/vdirsyncer/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/vdirsyncer/default.nix
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@
 , hypothesis
 , pytestCheckHook
 , pytest-subtesthack
+, setuptools
 , setuptools-scm
+, wheel
 , aiostream
 , aiohttp-oauthlib
 , aiohttp
@@ -38,6 +40,12 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     sed -i -e '/--cov/d' -e '/--no-cov/d' pyproject.toml
   '';
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    setuptools
+    setuptools-scm
+    wheel
+  ];
+
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     atomicwrites
     click