diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index e38ce8d3d..129170bdb 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ freedombox (22.21) unstable; urgency=medium
   * janus: Allow AF_UNIX and AF_NETLINK
   * locale: Update translation strings
   * doc: Fetch latest manual
+  * setup.py: Move distutils import after setuptools import
 
   [ nbenedek ]
   * wordpress: disable readme.html, xmlrpc.php, wp-cron.php
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 0cbc71e0a..ced8e8412 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ import pathlib
 import re
 import shutil
 import subprocess
+import setuptools
+from setuptools.command.install import install
+
 from distutils import log
 from distutils.command.build import build
 from distutils.command.clean import clean
@@ -19,9 +22,6 @@ from distutils.core import Command
 from distutils.dir_util import remove_tree
 from distutils.util import change_root
 
-import setuptools
-from setuptools.command.install import install
-
 from plinth import __version__
 
 DIRECTORIES_TO_CREATE = [