diff --git a/security/pssh/Makefile b/security/pssh/Makefile
index 3cb059efe476..b9b5b7e6331a 100644
--- a/security/pssh/Makefile
+++ b/security/pssh/Makefile
@@ -1,22 +1,23 @@
 PORTNAME=	pssh
 PORTVERSION=	2.3.5
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
 CATEGORIES=	security net sysutils
 
 MAINTAINER=	timp87@gmail.com
 COMMENT=	Parallel version of OpenSSH and related tools
 WWW=		https://github.com/lilydjwg/pssh
 
 LICENSE=	BSD3CLAUSE
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
 
-BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}wheel>0:devel/py-wheel@${PY_FLAVOR}
+BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PY_SETUPTOOLS} \
+		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}wheel>0:devel/py-wheel@${PY_FLAVOR}
 RUN_DEPENDS=	rsync:net/rsync
 
 USES=		python:3.5+
 USE_PYTHON=	autoplist pep517
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	lilydjwg
 
 NO_ARCH=	yes
 .include <bsd.port.mk>