diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/peaqevcore/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/peaqevcore/default.nix
index fa4ccbbe6ffd..ecd64345e79c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/peaqevcore/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/peaqevcore/default.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     sed -i "/extras_require/d" setup.py
   '';
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [
+  build-system = [
     setuptools
   ];