diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3-pygobject_3.42.0.bb b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3-pygobject_3.42.0.bb
index b07969c5ef..74318337ba 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3-pygobject_3.42.0.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3-pygobject_3.42.0.bb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=a916467b91076e631dd8edb7424769c7"
 GNOMEBASEBUILDCLASS = "meson"
 GIR_MESON_OPTION = ""
 
-inherit gnomebase distutils3-base gobject-introspection upstream-version-is-even
+inherit gnomebase setuptools3-base gobject-introspection upstream-version-is-even
 
 DEPENDS += "python3 glib-2.0"