diff --git a/lensfun.spec b/lensfun.spec
index b297b40..9015c55 100644
--- a/lensfun.spec
+++ b/lensfun.spec
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ Source0: https://github.com/lensfun/lensfun/archive/v%{version}/%{name}-%{versio
 
 ## upstream patches (master branch)
 Patch866: 0866-Pull-isnan-into-std-namespace-include-cmath-not-math.patch
+# https://github.com/lensfun/lensfun/commit/ec9412d27d5fa8f377848a59c768b12c243cb80d
+Patch1000: python.patch
 
 ## upstreamable patches
 # install manpages only when INSTALL_HELPER_SCRIPTS=ON
@@ -30,6 +32,7 @@ BuildRequires: pkgconfig(libpng)
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig(zlib)
 %if 0%{?python3:1}
 BuildRequires: %{python3} %{python3}-devel
+BuildRequires: python3-setuptools
 %else
 Obsoletes: lensfun-python3 < %{version}-%{release}
 Obsoletes: lensfun-tools < %{version}-%{release}
@@ -77,6 +80,7 @@ Obsoletes: python34-lensfun < %{version}-%{release}
 
 
 %patch -P 866 -p1 -b .0866
+%patch -P 1000 -p1 -b .1000
 
 %patch -P 200 -p1 -b .INSTALL_HELPER_SCRIPTS
 
diff --git a/python.patch b/python.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..86a23e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+commit ec9412d27d5fa8f377848a59c768b12c243cb80d
+Author: Simon Raffeiner <info@simonraffeiner.de>
+Date:   Wed Dec 28 16:24:48 2022 +0100
+
+    Port apps/setup.py from Python distutils to setuptools
+
+diff --git a/apps/setup.py.in b/apps/setup.py.in
+index d2cba967..4b5ba5cf 100644
+--- a/apps/setup.py.in
++++ b/apps/setup.py.in
+@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
+ 
+ """This setup script installs the “lensfun” package."""
+ 
+-from distutils.core import setup
++from setuptools import setup
+ 
+ 
+ setup(name="lensfun",