diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-connectivity/gateone/gateone_git.bb b/meta-python/recipes-connectivity/gateone/gateone_git.bb
index 5323554ba8..8b2a19263e 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-connectivity/gateone/gateone_git.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-connectivity/gateone/gateone_git.bb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ SRC_URI = "git://github.com/liftoff/GateOne.git;branch=master \
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
-inherit distutils python-dir systemd update-rc.d
+inherit setuptools python-dir systemd update-rc.d
 
 DISTUTILS_INSTALL_ARGS = "--root=${D} \
     --prefix=${prefix} \