diff --git a/modules/pip/manifests/init.pp b/modules/pip/manifests/init.pp
index 45a2170548..7e66cda94f 100644
--- a/modules/pip/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/modules/pip/manifests/init.pp
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ class pip {
     require => Package[$::pip::params::python_devel_package]
   }
 
+  package { 'setuptools':
+    ensure   => latest,
+    provider => pip,
+    require  => Package[$::pip::params::python_pip_package],
+  }
+
   if ($::operatingsystem in ['CentOS', 'RedHat']) {
 
     file { '/usr/bin/pip':
diff --git a/modules/pip/manifests/python3.pp b/modules/pip/manifests/python3.pp
index 38a24122b7..5ab9b9e6d0 100644
--- a/modules/pip/manifests/python3.pp
+++ b/modules/pip/manifests/python3.pp
@@ -12,4 +12,10 @@ class pip::python3 {
     require => Package[$::pip::params::python3_devel_package]
   }
 
+  package { 'setuptools':
+    ensure   => latest,
+    provider => pip3,
+    require  => Package[$::pip::params::python3_pip_package],
+  }
+
 }