diff --git a/lang/python/python3-version.mk b/lang/python/python3-version.mk
index 3054fd4efd..fe788c7cce 100644
--- a/lang/python/python3-version.mk
+++ b/lang/python/python3-version.mk
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ PYTHON3_VERSION_MICRO:=6
 
 PYTHON3_VERSION:=$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MAJOR).$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MINOR)
 
-PYTHON3_SETUPTOOLS_PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PYTHON3_SETUPTOOLS_PKG_RELEASE:=2
 PYTHON3_PIP_PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PYTHON3_SETUPTOOLS_VERSION:=56.0.0
diff --git a/lang/python/python3/files/python3-package-setuptools.mk b/lang/python/python3/files/python3-package-setuptools.mk
index 33cf46a197..3b7c1ca57a 100644
--- a/lang/python/python3/files/python3-package-setuptools.mk
+++ b/lang/python/python3/files/python3-package-setuptools.mk
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ define Py3Package/python3-setuptools/install
 	$(CP) \
 		$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/install-setuptools/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/site-packages/setuptools \
 		$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/install-setuptools/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/site-packages/setuptools-$(PYTHON3_SETUPTOOLS_VERSION).dist-info \
+		$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/install-setuptools/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/site-packages/_distutils_hack \
 		$(1)/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/site-packages
 	find $(1)/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/site-packages/ -path '*/__pycache__/*' -delete
 	find $(1)/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/site-packages/ -type d -name __pycache__ -delete