diff --git a/devel/py-pyscaffold/Makefile b/devel/py-pyscaffold/Makefile
index 98ad94a5cb75..af9b7342c4ab 100644
--- a/devel/py-pyscaffold/Makefile
+++ b/devel/py-pyscaffold/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ WWW=		https://github.com/pyscaffold/pyscaffold
 LICENSE=	MIT
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE.txt
 
-BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PY_SETUPTOOLS} \
+BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}setuptools>=46.1.0:devel/py-setuptools@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}setuptools-scm>=5:devel/py-setuptools-scm@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}wheel>=0:devel/py-wheel@${PY_FLAVOR}
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}configupdater>=3.0<4:devel/py-configupdater@${PY_FLAVOR} \