diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 627ee62..197ee79 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 import os
 import sys
 
-from distutils.core import setup, Extension
+from setuptools import setup, Extension
 from distutils.command.build_ext import build_ext
 from distutils.errors import CCompilerError, DistutilsExecError, \
      DistutilsPlatformError