diff --git a/nfs-ganesha.spec b/nfs-ganesha.spec
index 9dca115..52f174b 100644
--- a/nfs-ganesha.spec
+++ b/nfs-ganesha.spec
@@ -259,6 +259,7 @@ BuildRequires:	python-devel
 %else
 Requires:	python3-gobject, python3-pyparsing
 BuildRequires:	python3-devel
+BuildRequires:	python3-setuptools
 %endif
 %if ( 0%{?suse_version} )
 Requires:	dbus-1-python
@@ -859,6 +860,9 @@ exit 0
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Jun 23 2020 Kaleb S. KEITHLEY <kkeithle at redhat.com>
+- explicit BuildRequires: python3-setuptools
+
 * Thu Jun 18 2020 Kaleb S. KEITHLEY <kkeithle at redhat.com> - 3.3-3
 - rhbz#1848208