diff --git a/packages/gramine/default.nix b/packages/gramine/default.nix
index 97224a5..33a91cc 100644
--- a/packages/gramine/default.nix
+++ b/packages/gramine/default.nix
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 , patchelf
 , protobufc
 , which
+, python3Packages
 }:
 let
   python = pkgs.python3;
@@ -108,6 +109,12 @@ python.pkgs.buildPythonPackage {
     perl
   ];
 
+
+  build-system = with python3Packages; [
+    setuptools
+    distutils
+  ];
+
   buildInputs = [
     protobufc.dev
     protobufc.lib