diff --git a/ifupdown2/addons/address.py b/ifupdown2/addons/address.py
index e71a26f7..651a662e 100644
--- a/ifupdown2/addons/address.py
+++ b/ifupdown2/addons/address.py
@@ -9,7 +9,28 @@
 import time
 import subprocess
 
-from setuptools.dist import strtobool
+_BOOLSTRS = {
+    'y': True,
+    'yes': True,
+    't': True,
+    'true': True,
+    'on': True,
+    '1': True,
+    'n': False,
+    'no': False,
+    'f': False,
+    'false': False,
+    'off': False,
+    '0': False
+}
+
+
+def strtobool(value):
+    try:
+        return _BOOLSTRS[str(value).lower()]
+    except KeyError:
+        raise ValueError('"{}" is not a valid bool value'.format(value))
+
 
 try:
     from ifupdown2.lib.addon import AddonWithIpBlackList