diff --git a/fonttools.spec b/fonttools.spec
index d4e36d8..7afb668 100644
--- a/fonttools.spec
+++ b/fonttools.spec
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ Provides:       ttx = %{version}-%{release}
 Summary:        Python 2 fonttools library
 %{?python_provide:%python_provide python2-%{name}}
 BuildRequires:  python2-devel
+BuildRequires:  python2-setuptools
 BuildRequires:  numpy
 BuildArch:      noarch
 Requires:       numpy
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ Summary:        Python 3 fonttools library
 %{?python_provide:%python_provide python3-%{name}}
 BuildRequires:  python3-devel
 BuildRequires:  python3-numpy
+BuildRequires:  python3-setuptools
 BuildArch:      noarch
 Requires:       python3-numpy