diff --git a/devel/libpff/Makefile b/devel/libpff/Makefile
index 83e80f73b9e9..aaf9237bbb27 100644
--- a/devel/libpff/Makefile
+++ b/devel/libpff/Makefile
@@ -1,33 +1,34 @@
 PORTNAME=	libpff
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	alpha-
 DISTVERSION=	20231205
 CATEGORIES=	devel
 MASTER_SITES=	https://github.com/libyal/libpff/releases/download/${DISTVERSION}/ \
 		LOCAL/antoine
 
 MAINTAINER=	antoine@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Library and tools to access the PFF and the OFF formats
 WWW=		https://github.com/libyal/libpff
 
 LICENSE=	LGPL3+
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
 
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libfwnt.so:devel/libfwnt
+BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PY_SETUPTOOLS}
 
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 GNU_CONFIGURE_MANPREFIX=${PREFIX}/share
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--enable-python --with-libfwnt=${LOCALBASE}
 CONFIGURE_ENV=	PYTHON_CONFIG=${PYTHON_CMD}-config
 USES=		cpe libtool pathfix python
 CPE_VENDOR=	${PORTNAME}_project
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 INSTALL_TARGET=	install-strip
 WRKSRC=		${WRKDIR}/${PORTNAME}-${DISTVERSION}
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	NLS
 
 NLS_USES=	gettext
 NLS_CONFIGURE_ON=	--with-libintl-prefix=${LOCALBASE}
 NLS_CONFIGURE_OFF=	--disable-nls
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>