diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/django-jquery-js/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/django-jquery-js/default.nix
index f8aeaa570eb9..eef8b3940a07 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/django-jquery-js/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/django-jquery-js/default.nix
@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchFromBitbucket,
   django,
+  setuptools,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "django-jquery-js";
   version = "3.1.1";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchFromBitbucket {
     owner = "tim_heap";
@@ -17,6 +18,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-TzMo31jFhcvlrmq2TJgQyds9n8eATaChnyhnQ7bwdzs=";
   };
 
+  build-system = [ setuptools ];
+
   buildInputs = [ django ];
 
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "jquery" ];