diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/matrix-dl/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/matrix-dl/default.nix
index caf6669e120b..0b2be12ad0b3 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/matrix-dl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/matrix-dl/default.nix
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
-{ lib, python3Packages, fetchFromGitHub }:
+{ lib
+, python3Packages
+, fetchFromGitHub
+}:
 
 python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
   pname = "matrix-dl";
   version = "unstable-2020-07-14";
+  format = "pyproject";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "rubo77";
@@ -11,6 +15,10 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
     sha256 = "1l8nh8z7kz24v0wcy3ll3w6in2yxwa1yz8lyc3x0blz37d8ss4ql";
   };
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = with python3Packages; [
+    setuptools
+  ];
+
   propagatedBuildInputs = with python3Packages; [
     matrix-client
   ];