diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/daemonize/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/daemonize/default.nix
index 961600e1bb94..303edd210447 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/daemonize/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/daemonize/default.nix
@@ -2,21 +2,28 @@
   lib,
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchPypi,
+  setuptools,
 }:
 
-buildPythonPackage rec {
+buildPythonPackage (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "daemonize";
   version = "2.5.0";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  pyproject = true;
+
+  __structuredAttrs = true;
 
   src = fetchPypi {
-    inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "1hwbl3gf9fdds9sc14zgjyjisjvxidrvqc11xlbb0b6jz17nw0nx";
+    inherit (finalAttrs) pname version;
+    hash = "sha256-3QJuT/jSLLAW7SEwvHOLfUsdpZfvk8B00q255N6gi8M=";
   };
 
+  build-system = [ setuptools ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "daemonize" ];
+
   meta = {
     description = "Library to enable your code run as a daemon process on Unix-like systems";
     homepage = "https://github.com/thesharp/daemonize";
     license = lib.licenses.mit;
   };
-}
+})