diff --git a/frigate/util/rknn_converter.py b/frigate/util/rknn_converter.py
index f7ebbf5e6..5660c7601 100644
--- a/frigate/util/rknn_converter.py
+++ b/frigate/util/rknn_converter.py
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ def ensure_torch_dependencies() -> bool:
                     "pip",
                     "install",
                     "--break-system-packages",
+                    "setuptools<81",
                     "torch",
                     "torchvision",
                 ],