diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/jenkins-job-builder/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/jenkins-job-builder/default.nix
index 5e5cf339b74d..c926a8fffeb4 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/jenkins-job-builder/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/jenkins-job-builder/default.nix
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     # relax version constraint, https://storyboard.openstack.org/#!/story/2009723
     substituteInPlace requirements.txt --replace 'PyYAML>=3.10.0,<6' 'PyYAML>=3.10.0'
 
+    # Allow building with setuptools from nixpkgs.
+    # Related: https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/238226.
+    substituteInPlace requirements.txt --replace 'setuptools<=65.7.0' 'setuptools'
+
     export HOME=$TMPDIR
   '';