diff --git a/pkg/debian/control b/pkg/debian/control
index 25b86e79..d7cb76d4 100644
--- a/pkg/debian/control
+++ b/pkg/debian/control
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Source: {pkgname}
 Section: devel
 Priority: extra
 Maintainer: Virgil Dupras <hsoft@hardcoded.net>
-Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 7), python3-dev
+Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 7), python3-dev, python3-setuptools
 Standards-Version: 3.8.1
 Homepage: http://www.hardcoded.net