diff --git a/dev-python/pysubs2/pysubs2-1.4.3.ebuild b/dev-python/pysubs2/pysubs2-1.4.3.ebuild
index 40b6acbfa7..2c6f1eb958 100644
--- a/dev-python/pysubs2/pysubs2-1.4.3.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/pysubs2/pysubs2-1.4.3.ebuild
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 EAPI=8
 
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{8..11} )
+DISTUTILS_USE_PEP517=setuptools
 
 inherit distutils-r1