diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index f7cc479..a90ecee 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ usedevelop = true
 setenv =
 	DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=bijoe.settings
 	BIJOE_SETTINGS_FILE=tests/settings.py
+	SETUPTOOLS_USE_DISTUTILS=stdlib
 	coverage: COVERAGE=--junit-xml=test_results.xml --cov=bijoe --cov-report xml 
 deps =
 	dj111: django>=1.11,<1.12