diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 4c596d1..54722a6 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from distutils.core import setup
-from distutils.extension import Extension
+from setuptools import setup
+from setuptools import Extension
 
 from Cython.Build import cythonize
 from Cython.Distutils import build_ext