diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 770d09f..601b6dd 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -3,12 +3,15 @@
 
 # python setup.py sdist --formats=gztar
 
-import ez_setup
-ez_setup.use_setuptools()
 import os
 import sys
 import platform
-from setuptools import setup, Extension
+
+try:
+    from setuptools import setup, Extension
+except ImportError:
+    from distutils.core import setup, Extension
+
 import glob
 try:
     import Cython.Compiler.Main as cython_compiler
@@ -93,4 +96,4 @@ This library is faster than chardet.
     ext_modules = [
         cchardet_module
     ],
-)
\ No newline at end of file
+)