diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b8ba01e..916136c 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-from distutils.core import setup
+try:
+    from setuptools import setup
+except ImportError:
+    from distutils.core import setup
 import sys
 
 pkgdir = {'': 'python%s' % sys.version_info[0]}