diff --git a/srcpkgs/ReText/template b/srcpkgs/ReText/template
index 26e345c5b15..4f4ccfaf362 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ReText/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/ReText/template
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ noarch=yes
 build_style=python3-module
 pycompile_module="ReText"
 wrksrc="${pkgname,,}-${version}"
-hostmakedepends="ImageMagick python3 qt5-host-tools qt5-tools"
+hostmakedepends="ImageMagick python3 qt5-host-tools qt5-tools python3-setuptools"
 makedepends="python3-Markdown python3-Markups python3-PyQt5-webkit qt5-tools"
 depends="desktop-file-utils python3-Markdown python3-Markups
  python3-PyQt5-webkit"