diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-fypp/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-fypp/package.py
index 2f6aaa9fe361247f4579148d64f22a8a321f96f5..e2a92453d92c374749051221cc1c0f5306ccc6fa 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-fypp/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-fypp/package.py
@@ -13,3 +13,5 @@ class PyFypp(PythonPackage):
     url      = "https://github.com/aradi/fypp/archive/2.1.1.zip"
 
     version('2.1.1', sha256='3744ad17045e91466bbb75a33ce0cab0f65bc2c377127067a932cdf15655e049')
+
+    depends_on('py-setuptools', type='build')