diff --git a/dev-python/urlmatch/urlmatch-1.0.1-r1.ebuild b/dev-python/urlmatch/urlmatch-1.0.1-r1.ebuild
index db6e61ee17..e5e87f3355 100644
--- a/dev-python/urlmatch/urlmatch-1.0.1-r1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/urlmatch/urlmatch-1.0.1-r1.ebuild
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 EAPI=8
 
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{8..10} )
+DISTUTILS_USE_PEP517=setuptools
 
 inherit distutils-r1