diff --git a/.github/workflows/pytest.yml b/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
index dbb77b16..1a478449 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
@@ -24,9 +24,13 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - run: sudo apt-get install -y python3-pip libsecp256k1-dev
+        if: startsWith(matrix.os, 'ubuntu-')
       - run: python3 -m venv /tmp/venv
       - run: /tmp/venv/bin/python -m pip install --upgrade pip hatch coverage
 
+      - name: Install `setuptools` on systems where it is missing by default
+        run: /tmp/venv/bin/pip install setuptools
+
         # Only run coverage on one OS
       - run: /tmp/venv/bin/hatch run testing:test
         if: matrix.os != 'ubuntu-24.04'