diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index eb2b8bc4201e476885d9fdc4f1cb21f84983c56d..059fe3e6020f934eb0bbf013a162eb325ec4cdc8 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Source: avocado
 Section: python
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Lucas Meneghel Rodrigues (lmr) <lookkas@gmail.com>
-Build-Depends: debhelper (>=7.0.50~), python-support (>= 0.6), cdbs (>= 0.4.49), python-yaml
+Build-Depends: debhelper (>=7.0.50~), python-support (>= 0.6), cdbs (>= 0.4.49), python-yaml, python-setuptools
 Standards-Version: 3.8.4
 
 Package: avocado