diff --git a/gnu/packages/fontutils.scm b/gnu/packages/fontutils.scm
index d03703b2fc..da324a6a9d 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/fontutils.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/fontutils.scm
@@ -390,7 +390,8 @@ (define-public python-ufo2ft
        (sha256
         (base32 "0a6iq5g6qdxj7nvip8nnf0mf8y5wmpd3wwq0dv7d4nm9bjrh0r6m"))))
     (build-system python-build-system)
-    (native-inputs (list python-pytest python-pytest-runner))
+    (native-inputs
+     (list python-pytest python-pytest-runner python-setuptools-scm))
     (propagated-inputs
      (list python-booleanoperations
            python-cffsubr