diff --git a/devel/py-flit-scm/Makefile b/devel/py-flit-scm/Makefile
index c099a0ca68f0..700a8a1db5ff 100644
--- a/devel/py-flit-scm/Makefile
+++ b/devel/py-flit-scm/Makefile
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ LICENSE=	MIT
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}flit-core>=3.5<4:devel/py-flit-core@${PY_FLAVOR} \
-		${PY_SETUPTOOLS} \
+		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}setuptools>=0:devel/py-setuptools@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}setuptools-scm>=6.4:devel/py-setuptools-scm@${PY_FLAVOR}
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}flit-core>=3.5<4:devel/py-flit-core@${PY_FLAVOR} \
-		${PY_SETUPTOOLS} \
+		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}setuptools>=0:devel/py-setuptools@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}setuptools-scm>=6.4:devel/py-setuptools-scm@${PY_FLAVOR}
 
 USES=		python