diff --git a/dev-python/matrix-nio/matrix-nio-0.20.1.ebuild b/dev-python/matrix-nio/matrix-nio-0.20.1.ebuild
index 97bafd2..5939035 100644
--- a/dev-python/matrix-nio/matrix-nio-0.20.1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/matrix-nio/matrix-nio-0.20.1.ebuild
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 EAPI=7
 
 PYTHON_COMPAT=(python3_{9..11})
+DISTUTILS_USE_PEP517=poetry
 
 inherit distutils-r1