--- setuptools-62.6.0/_distutils_hack/__init__.py.orig	2022-07-02 19:17:30.834207700 +0530
+++ setuptools-62.6.0/_distutils_hack/__init__.py	2022-07-02 19:18:18.557610400 +0530
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     """
     Allow selection of distutils by environment variable.
     """
-    which = os.environ.get('SETUPTOOLS_USE_DISTUTILS', 'local')
+    which = os.environ.get('SETUPTOOLS_USE_DISTUTILS', 'stdlib')
     return which == 'local'
 
 

--- setuptools-62.6.0/setup.py.orig	2022-07-02 19:21:11.701978000 +0530
+++ setuptools-62.6.0/setup.py	2022-07-02 19:21:37.757524100 +0530
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
     _pth_contents = textwrap.dedent("""
         import os
         var = 'SETUPTOOLS_USE_DISTUTILS'
-        enabled = os.environ.get(var, 'local') == 'local'
+        enabled = os.environ.get(var, 'stdlib') == 'local'
         enabled and __import__('_distutils_hack').add_shim()
         """).lstrip().replace('\n', '; ')