diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-m2crypto_0.40.1.bb b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-m2crypto_0.40.1.bb
index c946edb2b9..062a63a39c 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-m2crypto_0.40.1.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-m2crypto_0.40.1.bb
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ inherit pypi siteinfo setuptools3
 DEPENDS += "openssl swig-native"
 RDEPENDS:${PN} += "\
   ${PYTHON_PN}-datetime \
-  ${PYTHON_PN}-distutils \
+  ${PYTHON_PN}-setuptools \
   ${PYTHON_PN}-logging \
   ${PYTHON_PN}-netclient \
   ${PYTHON_PN}-netserver \