diff --git a/devel/py-itertree/Makefile b/devel/py-itertree/Makefile
index 6fd6b17b1ef6..689b3498dffe 100644
--- a/devel/py-itertree/Makefile
+++ b/devel/py-itertree/Makefile
@@ -1,26 +1,27 @@
 PORTNAME=	itertree
 DISTVERSION=	0.8.2
 CATEGORIES=	devel
 #MASTER_SITES=	PYPI # no tests
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
 
 MAINTAINER=	yuri@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Python tree structure for data storage and iterations
 WWW=		https://github.com/BR1py/itertree
 
 LICENSE=	MIT
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
-BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}wheel>0:devel/py-wheel@${PY_FLAVOR}
+BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PY_SETUPTOOLS} \
+		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}wheel>0:devel/py-wheel@${PY_FLAVOR}
 
 USES=		python:3.7+
 USE_PYTHON=	pep517 autoplist pytest
 
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	BR1py
 
 NO_ARCH=	yes
 
 TEST_ENV=	${MAKE_ENV} PYTHONPATH=${STAGEDIR}${PYTHONPREFIX_SITELIBDIR}
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>