diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c5d3e1c27..ee7393176 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ def get_install_requirements(path):
       ext_modules=[module],
       packages=find_packages('src'),
       package_dir={'': 'src'},
-      data_files=[('', [os.path.join(work_dir, 'LICENSE.txt')])],
+      license_files=('LICENSE.txt', ),
       install_requires=INSTALL_REQUIRES,
       classifiers=trove_classifiers,
       extras_require={