diff --git a/mapserver.spec b/mapserver.spec
index e77d73b..63bf9e4 100644
--- a/mapserver.spec
+++ b/mapserver.spec
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ Provides: %{name}-python%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
 Obsoletes: %{name}-python < %{version}-%{release}
 Summary:        Python/Mapscript map making extensions to Python
 BuildRequires:  python3-devel
+BuildRequires:  python3-setuptools
 Requires:       %{name} = %{version}-%{release}
 Requires:       python3