diff --git a/tools/python.mk b/tools/python.mk
index 0e827d7d7..824e4d6e0 100644
--- a/tools/python.mk
+++ b/tools/python.mk
@@ -27,11 +27,13 @@ $(VENV):
 	source $(VENV)/bin/activate
 	$(MAKE) install
 
+# SETUPTOOLS_ENABLE_FEATURES=legacy-editable is required to work
+# around https://github.com/PyCQA/pylint/issues/7306
 install: $(VENV)
 	source $(VENV)/bin/activate
 	pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel
 	pip install $(SHARED_DEV_REQUIREMENTS)
-	[[ -z "$(PIP_INSTALL)" ]] || pip install $(PIP_INSTALL)
+	[[ -z "$(PIP_INSTALL)" ]] || SETUPTOOLS_ENABLE_FEATURES=legacy-editable pip install $(PIP_INSTALL)
 
 .PHONY: .format
 .format: $(VENV)