diff --git a/Misc/BeOS-setup.py b/Misc/BeOS-setup.py
index 991e608..556ddc5 100644
--- a/Misc/BeOS-setup.py
+++ b/Misc/BeOS-setup.py
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
 
         try:
             build_ext.build_extension(self, ext)
-        except (CCompilerError, DistutilsError), why:
+        except (CCompilerError, DistutilsError) as why:
             self.announce('WARNING: building of extension "%s" failed: %s' %
                           (ext.name, sys.exc_info()[1]))