diff --git a/sysutils/py-ansible-runner/Makefile b/sysutils/py-ansible-runner/Makefile
index 13fc0afd11e6..6bc41088bba9 100644
--- a/sysutils/py-ansible-runner/Makefile
+++ b/sysutils/py-ansible-runner/Makefile
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ BROKEN_armv7=	fails to build: Child process terminated abnormally: Segmentation
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}pbr>=0:devel/py-pbr@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}pip>0:devel/py-pip@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}setuptools-scm>0:devel/py-setuptools-scm@${PY_FLAVOR} \
+		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}setuptools>=61.0:devel/py-setuptools@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}wheel>0:devel/py-wheel@${PY_FLAVOR}
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}ansible>2.0:sysutils/ansible@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}daemon>0:devel/py-daemon@${PY_FLAVOR} \