diff --git a/build.py b/build.py
index 128df03..20a4b0f 100644
--- a/build.py
+++ b/build.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from distutils.command.build_ext import build_ext
+from setuptools.command.build_ext import build_ext
 
 from Cython.Build import cythonize