diff -Nru setuptools-52.0.0/debian/changelog setuptools-52.0.0/debian/changelog
--- setuptools-52.0.0/debian/changelog	2021-02-03 08:53:25.000000000 +0000
+++ setuptools-52.0.0/debian/changelog	2021-03-03 10:04:50.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+setuptools (52.0.0-3) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * Use sysconfig.get_platform instead of distutils.util.get_platform.
+    in the vendored packaging module. Addresses: #982921.
+
+ -- Matthias Klose <doko@debian.org>  Wed, 03 Mar 2021 11:04:50 +0100
+
 setuptools (52.0.0-1) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * New upstream version.
diff -Nru setuptools-52.0.0/debian/patches/get_platform.diff setuptools-52.0.0/debian/patches/get_platform.diff
--- setuptools-52.0.0/debian/patches/get_platform.diff	1970-01-01 00:00:00.000000000 +0000
+++ setuptools-52.0.0/debian/patches/get_platform.diff	2021-03-03 10:04:38.000000000 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+--- a/pkg_resources/_vendor/packaging/tags.py
++++ b/pkg_resources/_vendor/packaging/tags.py
+@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
+ 
+ from __future__ import absolute_import
+ 
+-import distutils.util
+-
+ try:
+     from importlib.machinery import EXTENSION_SUFFIXES
+ except ImportError:  # pragma: no cover
+@@ -644,7 +642,7 @@ def _have_compatible_manylinux_abi(arch)
+ 
+ def _linux_platforms(is_32bit=_32_BIT_INTERPRETER):
+     # type: (bool) -> Iterator[str]
+-    linux = _normalize_string(distutils.util.get_platform())
++    linux = _normalize_string(sysconfig.get_platform())
+     if is_32bit:
+         if linux == "linux_x86_64":
+             linux = "linux_i686"
+@@ -677,7 +675,7 @@ def _linux_platforms(is_32bit=_32_BIT_IN
+ 
+ def _generic_platforms():
+     # type: () -> Iterator[str]
+-    yield _normalize_string(distutils.util.get_platform())
++    yield _normalize_string(sysconfig.get_platform())
+ 
+ 
+ def _platform_tags():
+--- a/setuptools/_vendor/packaging/tags.py
++++ b/setuptools/_vendor/packaging/tags.py
+@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
+ 
+ from __future__ import absolute_import
+ 
+-import distutils.util
+-
+ try:
+     from importlib.machinery import EXTENSION_SUFFIXES
+ except ImportError:  # pragma: no cover
+@@ -644,7 +642,7 @@ def _have_compatible_manylinux_abi(arch)
+ 
+ def _linux_platforms(is_32bit=_32_BIT_INTERPRETER):
+     # type: (bool) -> Iterator[str]
+-    linux = _normalize_string(distutils.util.get_platform())
++    linux = _normalize_string(sysconfig.get_platform())
+     if is_32bit:
+         if linux == "linux_x86_64":
+             linux = "linux_i686"
+@@ -677,7 +675,7 @@ def _linux_platforms(is_32bit=_32_BIT_IN
+ 
+ def _generic_platforms():
+     # type: () -> Iterator[str]
+-    yield _normalize_string(distutils.util.get_platform())
++    yield _normalize_string(sysconfig.get_platform())
+ 
+ 
+ def _platform_tags():
diff -Nru setuptools-52.0.0/debian/patches/series setuptools-52.0.0/debian/patches/series
--- setuptools-52.0.0/debian/patches/series	2020-12-23 12:14:30.000000000 +0000
+++ setuptools-52.0.0/debian/patches/series	2021-03-03 09:23:56.000000000 +0000
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@
 sorted-requires.diff
 PKG-INFO-output-reproducible.diff
 no-sidebar.diff
+get_platform.diff