diff --git a/packages/python/devel/distutilscross/meta b/packages/python/devel/distutilscross/meta
index 143790f4f4..92b8799140 100644
--- a/packages/python/devel/distutilscross/meta
+++ b/packages/python/devel/distutilscross/meta
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
 PKG_SITE="http://bitbucket.org/lambacck/distutilscross/"
 PKG_URL="http://pypi.python.org/packages/source/d/distutilscross/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.gz"
 PKG_DEPENDS=""
-PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS="toolchain Python distribute"
+PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS="toolchain Python setuptools"
 PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
 PKG_SECTION="python/devel"
 PKG_SHORTDESC="distutilscross: Cross Compile Python Extensions"