diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-security/nmap/nmap_7.95.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-security/nmap/nmap_7.95.bb
index f165e47bf5..f3775f24b0 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-security/nmap/nmap_7.95.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-security/nmap/nmap_7.95.bb
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ PACKAGECONFIG[libz] = "--with-libz=${STAGING_LIBDIR}/.., --without-libz, zlib, z
 #disable/enable packages
 PACKAGECONFIG[nping] = ",--without-nping,"
 PACKAGECONFIG[ncat] = ",--without-ncat,"
-PACKAGECONFIG[ndiff] = "--with-ndiff=yes,--without-ndiff,python3"
+PACKAGECONFIG[ndiff] = "--with-ndiff=yes,--without-ndiff,python3 python3-setuptools-native"
 PACKAGECONFIG[update] = ",--without-nmap-update,"
 
 EXTRA_OECONF = "--with-libdnet=included --with-liblinear=included --without-subversion --with-liblua=included"