diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@
 Install PlexAPI
 """
 import re
-from setuptools import setup
+try:
+    from setuptools import setup
+except ImportError:
+    from distutils.core import setup
 
 # Get the current version
 with open('plexapi/__init__.py') as handle:
Added fallback to distutils if setuptools is not installed