diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 671d6ad56b..33daf78286 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ conf:
 	@echo "-> Configure the Python venv, clone and install scancode-toolkit"
 	${PYTHON_EXE} -m venv venv
 	@git clone https://github.com/aboutcode-org/scancode-toolkit.git
-	@venv/bin/pip install --upgrade pip
+	@venv/bin/pip install --upgrade pip setuptools
 	@venv/bin/pip install -e ./scancode-toolkit/
 	@venv/bin/scancode-reindex-licenses