diff --git a/contrib/sssd.spec.in b/contrib/sssd.spec.in
index 6431fc9d79b..21571bd9762 100644
--- a/contrib/sssd.spec.in
+++ b/contrib/sssd.spec.in
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ BuildRequires: pcre2-devel
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig
 BuildRequires: popt-devel
 BuildRequires: python3-devel
-BuildRequires: (python3-setuptools if python3 >= 3.12)
+BuildRequires: python3-setuptools
 BuildRequires: samba-devel
 # required for idmap_sss.so
 BuildRequires: samba-winbind
diff --git a/src/config/setup.py.in b/src/config/setup.py.in
index 27f63c4061c..613b050d538 100644
--- a/src/config/setup.py.in
+++ b/src/config/setup.py.in
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@
 #
 
 """
-Python-level packaging using distutils.
+Python-level packaging using setuptools.
 """
 
-from distutils.core import setup
+from setuptools import setup
 
 setup(
     name='SSSDConfig',