diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/jsonpath-ng/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/jsonpath-ng/default.nix
index 8b9e86e462a2..9bc38a979f78 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/jsonpath-ng/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/jsonpath-ng/default.nix
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "jsonpath-ng";
   version = "1.7.0";
+  format = "setuptools";
+  # TODO: typo; change to pyproject = true;
   pypropject = true;
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.8";