diff --git a/devel/libfwnt/Makefile b/devel/libfwnt/Makefile
index 87a732cc73e6..9ca97a695a2a 100644
--- a/devel/libfwnt/Makefile
+++ b/devel/libfwnt/Makefile
@@ -1,30 +1,32 @@
 PORTNAME=	libfwnt
 PORTVERSION=	20240415
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	alpha-
 CATEGORIES=	devel
 MASTER_SITES=	https://github.com/libyal/libfwnt/releases/download/${PORTVERSION}/ \
 		LOCAL/antoine
 
 MAINTAINER=	antoine@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Library for Windows NT data types
 WWW=		https://github.com/libyal/libfwnt
 
 LICENSE=	LGPL3+
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
 
+BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PY_SETUPTOOLS}
+
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 GNU_CONFIGURE_MANPREFIX=${PREFIX}/share
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--enable-python
 CONFIGURE_ENV=	PYTHON_CONFIG=${PYTHON_CMD}-config
 USES=		libtool pathfix python
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 INSTALL_TARGET=	install-strip
 WRKSRC=		${WRKDIR}/${PORTNAME}-${PORTVERSION}
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	NLS
 
 NLS_USES=	gettext
 NLS_CONFIGURE_ON=	--with-libintl-prefix=${LOCALBASE}
 NLS_CONFIGURE_OFF=	--disable-nls
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>