diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index a0d4326..59de801 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 
-from distutils.core import setup
+try:
+    from setuptools import setup
+except ImportError:
+    from distutils.core import setup
 
 setup(name='pyMath',
       version='1.1',