diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/marshmallow-polyfield/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/marshmallow-polyfield/default.nix
index 24d117eb322e..81eed71d3016 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/marshmallow-polyfield/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/marshmallow-polyfield/default.nix
@@ -4,22 +4,32 @@
 , marshmallow
 , pythonOlder
 , pytestCheckHook
+, setuptools
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "marshmallow-polyfield";
   version = "5.10";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.6";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "Bachmann1234";
-    repo = pname;
-    rev = "v${version}";
+    repo = "marshmallow-polyfield";
+    rev = "refs/tags/v${version}";
     hash = "sha256-oF5LBuDK4kqsAcKwidju+wFjigjy4CNbJ6bfWpGO1yQ=";
   };
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace setup.cfg \
+      --replace "--cov=marshmallow_polyfield" ""
+  '';
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    setuptools
+  ];
+
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     marshmallow
   ];
@@ -28,11 +38,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     pytestCheckHook
   ];
 
-  postPatch = ''
-    substituteInPlace setup.cfg \
-      --replace "--cov=marshmallow_polyfield" ""
-  '';
-
   pythonImportsCheck = [
     "marshmallow"
   ];