diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pip/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pip/default.nix
index e1af281b9e91..fe45a2fad4d5 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pip/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pip/default.nix
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ bootstrapped-pip ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ setuptools ];
 
   # pip detects that we already have bootstrapped_pip "installed", so we need
   # to force it a little.