diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 895ecb7..b00f114 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 
 import os
 import platform
-from distutils.core import setup
+# from distutils.core import setup
+from setuptools import setup
 from distutils.extension import Extension
 from Cython.Distutils import build_ext
 from Cython.Build import cythonize