diff --git a/devel/py-editdistance/Makefile b/devel/py-editdistance/Makefile
index ac4b3c2338742..35041398f3472 100644
--- a/devel/py-editdistance/Makefile
+++ b/devel/py-editdistance/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ WWW=		https://github.com/roy-ht/editdistance
 LICENSE=	MIT
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
-BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PY_SETUPTOOLS} \
+BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}setuptools>=0:devel/py-setuptools@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}wheel>=0:devel/py-wheel@${PY_FLAVOR}
 
 USES=		python