diff --git a/databases/py-aiomysql/Makefile b/databases/py-aiomysql/Makefile
index c854269cd417..d03bef4877b5 100644
--- a/databases/py-aiomysql/Makefile
+++ b/databases/py-aiomysql/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ WWW=		https://github.com/aio-libs/aiomysql
 LICENSE=	MIT
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
-BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PY_SETUPTOOLS} \
+BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}setuptools>=42:devel/py-setuptools@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}setuptools-scm>=6.4:devel/py-setuptools-scm@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}setuptools_scm_git_archive>=1.1:devel/py-setuptools_scm_git_archive@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}wheel>=0:devel/py-wheel@${PY_FLAVOR}