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diff --git a/gnu/packages/wicd.scm b/gnu/packages/wicd.scm
index e70bf736a5..9de956c6ff 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/wicd.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/wicd.scm
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@
     (arguments
      `(#:python ,python-2
        #:tests? #f                      ; test suite requires networking
+       ;; wicd directly extends distutils command classes,
+       ;; we can't easily make setup.py use setuptools.
+       #:use-setuptools? #f
        #:phases
        (alist-cons-before
         'build 'configure