diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 14def0d..b14e28b 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
         'numba',
         'tqdm',
         'batman-package',
-        'argparse',
+        'argparse; python_version < "2.7"',
         'configparser'
         ]
 )