diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-jenkins/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-jenkins/default.nix
index 9cd55757aac7..8f1893682aec 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-jenkins/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-jenkins/default.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 , mock
 , pbr
 , pyyaml
+, setuptools
 , six
 , multi_key_dict
 , testscenarios
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   };
 
   buildInputs = [ mock ];
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ pbr pyyaml six multi_key_dict requests ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ pbr pyyaml setuptools six multi_key_dict requests ];
 
   checkInputs = [ unittest2 testscenarios requests-mock ];
   checkPhase = ''