diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-pbr/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-pbr/package.py
index 851f32f6963..72f2fe4e96e 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-pbr/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-pbr/package.py
@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@ class PyPbr(PythonPackage):
     version("1.8.1", sha256="e2127626a91e6c885db89668976db31020f0af2da728924b56480fc7ccf09649")
 
     depends_on("python@2.6:", type=("build", "run"))
-    depends_on("py-setuptools", type="build")
+    depends_on("py-setuptools", type=("build", "run"))