diff --git a/meta/recipes-kernel/systemtap/systemtap_git.bb b/meta/recipes-kernel/systemtap/systemtap_git.bb
index d11d9b93a2d..04f7e03ab50 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-kernel/systemtap/systemtap_git.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-kernel/systemtap/systemtap_git.bb
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ PACKAGECONFIG[monitor] = "--enable-monitor,--disable-monitor,ncurses json-c"
 PACKAGECONFIG[python3-probes] = "--with-python3-probes,--without-python3-probes,python3-setuptools-native"
 
 inherit autotools gettext pkgconfig systemd
-inherit ${@bb.utils.contains('PACKAGECONFIG', 'python3-probes', 'distutils3-base', '', d)}
+inherit ${@bb.utils.contains('PACKAGECONFIG', 'python3-probes', 'setuptools3-base', '', d)}
 
 # exporter comes with python3-probes
 PACKAGES =+ "${PN}-exporter"