diff --git a/cryptominisat-setuptools.patch b/cryptominisat-setuptools.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e5f7f1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cryptominisat-setuptools.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+--- python/setup.py.in.orig	2020-07-06 15:45:41.000000000 -0600
++++ python/setup.py.in	2022-12-19 09:44:31.964206198 -0700
+@@ -26,9 +26,8 @@
+ import sys
+ import os
+ import platform
+-from distutils.core import setup, Extension
+-from distutils import sysconfig
+-from distutils.cmd import Command
++from setuptools import setup, Extension, Command
++import sysconfig
+ 
+ __PACKAGE_VERSION__ = "0.2.0"
+ __LIBRARY_VERSION__ = "${CMS_FULL_VERSION}"
+@@ -59,10 +58,9 @@ def _init_posix(init):
+     Forces g++ instead of gcc on most systems
+     credits to eric jones (eric@enthought.com) (found at Google Groups)
+     """
+-    def wrapper():
+-        init()
++    def wrapper(config_vars):
++        init(config_vars)
+ 
+-        config_vars = sysconfig.get_config_vars()  # by reference
+         if config_vars["MACHDEP"].startswith("sun"):
+             # Sun needs forced gcc/g++ compilation
+             config_vars['CC'] = 'gcc'
diff --git a/cryptominisat.spec b/cryptominisat.spec
index 2017580..375e399 100644
--- a/cryptominisat.spec
+++ b/cryptominisat.spec
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 Name:           cryptominisat
 Version:        5.8.0
-Release:        10%{?dist}
+Release:        11%{?dist}
 Summary:        SAT solver
 
 # The project as a whole is MIT.
@@ -15,8 +15,11 @@ URL:            https://www.msoos.org/
 Source0:        https://github.com/msoos/%{name}/archive/%{version}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 # Change the CMake files to not change Fedora build flags
 Patch0:         %{name}-cmake.patch
+# Use setuptools instead of distutils (bz 2154857)
+Patch1:         %{name}-setuptools.patch
 
 BuildRequires:  boost-devel
+BuildRequires:  chrpath
 BuildRequires:  cmake
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
 BuildRequires:  gperftools-devel
@@ -26,6 +29,7 @@ BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(m4ri)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(sqlite3)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(zlib)
 BuildRequires:  python3-devel
+BuildRequires:  %{py3_dist setuptools}
 
 Requires:       %{name}-libs%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
 
@@ -93,6 +97,9 @@ fi
 %install
 %cmake_install
 
+# Remove an unwanted rpath
+chrpath -d %{buildroot}%{python3_sitearch}/pycryptosat*.so
+
 %files
 %doc README.markdown
 %{_bindir}/cryptominisat5
@@ -115,6 +122,9 @@ fi
 %{python3_sitearch}/pycryptosat*
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Dec 19 2022 Jerry James <loganjerry@gmail.com> - 5.8.0-11
+- Use setuptools instead of distutils (rhbz#2154857)
+
 * Mon Aug 15 2022 Jerry James <loganjerry@gmail.com> - 5.8.0-10
 - Convert License tag to SPDX