diff --git a/devel/py-importlib-metadata/Makefile b/devel/py-importlib-metadata/Makefile
index 51dd799a6911..461323b77c3d 100644
--- a/devel/py-importlib-metadata/Makefile
+++ b/devel/py-importlib-metadata/Makefile
@@ -1,30 +1,31 @@
 PORTNAME=	importlib-metadata
 PORTVERSION=	6.0.0
 CATEGORIES=	devel
 MASTER_SITES=	PYPI
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
 DISTNAME=	importlib_metadata-${PORTVERSION}
 
 MAINTAINER=	swills@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Read metadata from Python packages
 WWW=		https://github.com/python/importlib_metadata
 
 LICENSE=	APACHE20
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
-BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}setuptools_scm>0:devel/py-setuptools_scm@${PY_FLAVOR} \
+BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}setuptools>=56:devel/py-setuptools@${PY_FLAVOR} \
+		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}setuptools_scm>0:devel/py-setuptools_scm@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}wheel>0:devel/py-wheel@${PY_FLAVOR}
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}zipp>=0.5:devel/py-zipp@${PY_FLAVOR}
 
 USES=		python:3.6+
 USE_PYTHON=	pep517 autoplist pytest
 
 NO_ARCH=	yes
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
 .if ${PYTHON_REL} < 30800
 RUN_DEPENDS+=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}typing-extensions>=3.6.4:devel/py-typing-extensions@${PY_FLAVOR}
 .endif
 
 .include <bsd.port.post.mk>