diff --git a/requirements/devel.txt b/requirements/devel.txt
index be8a429c..dfbb78ea 100644
--- a/requirements/devel.txt
+++ b/requirements/devel.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # Python packages needed for building and testing wxPython Phoenix
 -r install.txt
 appdirs
-setuptools < 45 ; python_version < '3.0'
-setuptools ; python_version >= '3.0'
+setuptools < 74 ; sys.platform == 'win32'
+setuptools ; sys.platform != 'win32'
 sip == 6.8.5
 
 wheel