diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/dropbox/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/dropbox/default.nix
index 6393b3d9fc1d..c4fd3dd51b3b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/dropbox/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/dropbox/default.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   lib,
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchFromGitHub,
-  setuptools,
+  setuptools_80,
   requests,
   six,
   stone,
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-9Fsh06V226vIyJhrlLkh9Xr4UGoEIISnIFCtuKqI218=";
   };
 
-  build-system = [ setuptools ];
+  build-system = [ setuptools_80 ];
 
   dependencies = [
     requests