diff --git a/package/python-systemd/python-systemd.hash b/package/python-systemd/python-systemd.hash
index 789b48590d..6cc6639218 100644
--- a/package/python-systemd/python-systemd.hash
+++ b/package/python-systemd/python-systemd.hash
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # md5 from https://pypi.python.org/pypi/systemd-python/
-md5  5071ea5bcb976186e92a3f5e75df221d  systemd-python-234.tar.gz
+md5  93f3ca09f35719ca6a4edd1d62d38dd4  systemd-python-235.tar.gz
 # Locally computed
-sha256  fd0e44bf70eadae45aadc292cb0a7eb5b0b6372cd1b391228047d33895db83e7  systemd-python-234.tar.gz
+sha256  4e57f39797fd5d9e2d22b8806a252d7c0106c936039d1e71c8c6b8008e695c0a  systemd-python-235.tar.gz
 sha256  dc626520dcd53a22f727af3ee42c770e56c97a64fe3adb063799d8ab032fe551  LICENSE.txt
diff --git a/package/python-systemd/python-systemd.mk b/package/python-systemd/python-systemd.mk
index 3ccfd57ce5..fdc5d7e278 100644
--- a/package/python-systemd/python-systemd.mk
+++ b/package/python-systemd/python-systemd.mk
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-PYTHON_SYSTEMD_VERSION = 234 # Should be kept in sync with $(SYSTEMD_VERSION)
+PYTHON_SYSTEMD_VERSION = 235
 PYTHON_SYSTEMD_SOURCE = systemd-python-$(PYTHON_SYSTEMD_VERSION).tar.gz
-PYTHON_SYSTEMD_SITE = https://pypi.python.org/packages/e8/a8/00ba0f605837a8f69523e6c3a4fb14675a6430c163f836540129c50b3aef
-PYTHON_SYSTEMD_SETUP_TYPE = distutils
+PYTHON_SYSTEMD_SITE = https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/10/9e/ab4458e00367223bda2dd7ccf0849a72235ee3e29b36dce732685d9b7ad9
+PYTHON_SYSTEMD_SETUP_TYPE = setuptools
 PYTHON_SYSTEMD_LICENSE = LGPL-2.1
 PYTHON_SYSTEMD_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE.txt
 PYTHON_SYSTEMD_DEPENDENCIES = systemd # To be able to link against libsystemd