diff --git a/gnu/packages/virtualization.scm b/gnu/packages/virtualization.scm
index e80d8d0e48..c54e991a39 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/virtualization.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/virtualization.scm
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 ;;; Copyright © 2023, 2024 Hartmut Goebel <h.goebel@crazy-compilers.com>
 ;;; Copyright © 2024 Janneke Nieuwenhuizen <janneke@gnu.org>
 ;;; Copyright © 2024 Raven Hallsby <karl@hallsby.com>
+;;; Copyright © 2024 jgart <jgart@dismail.de>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
 ;;;
@@ -146,6 +147,7 @@ (define-module (gnu packages virtualization)
   #:use-module (guix build-system gnu)
   #:use-module (guix build-system go)
   #:use-module (guix build-system meson)
+  #:use-module (guix build-system pyproject)
   #:use-module (guix build-system python)
   #:use-module (guix build-system ruby)
   #:use-module (guix build-system trivial)
@@ -1669,7 +1671,7 @@ (define-public python-libvirt
                            version ".tar.gz"))
        (sha256
         (base32 "1r3rvkgnc6j813mcdr7fdfnxx58imzl16azjkg54yy2gfayrq9g4"))))
-    (build-system python-build-system)
+    (build-system pyproject-build-system)
     (inputs
      (list libvirt))
     (propagated-inputs