diff --git a/python/Makefile b/python/Makefile
index 3334311362..949c472624 100644
--- a/python/Makefile
+++ b/python/Makefile
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ $(QEMU_VENV_DIR) $(QEMU_VENV_DIR)/bin/activate: setup.cfg
 		echo "ACTIVATE $(QEMU_VENV_DIR)";		\
 		. $(QEMU_VENV_DIR)/bin/activate;		\
 		echo "INSTALL qemu[devel] $(QEMU_VENV_DIR)";	\
+		pip install --disable-pip-version-check		\
+			"setuptools<60.0.0" 1>/dev/null;	\
 		make develop 1>/dev/null;			\
 	)
 	@touch $(QEMU_VENV_DIR)
diff --git a/python/setup.cfg b/python/setup.cfg
index 417e937839..aa238d8bc9 100644
--- a/python/setup.cfg
+++ b/python/setup.cfg
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ deps =
     .[devel]
     .[fuse]  # Workaround to trigger tox venv rebuild
     .[tui]   # Workaround to trigger tox venv rebuild
+    setuptools < 60  # Workaround, please see commit msg.
 commands =
     make check