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diff --git a/numpy/distutils/core.py b/numpy/distutils/core.py
index 9da40d439..cd8854d2a 100644
--- a/numpy/distutils/core.py
+++ b/numpy/distutils/core.py
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ if 'setuptools' in sys.modules:
from setuptools import setup as old_setup
# easy_install imports math, it may be picked up from cwd
from setuptools.command import develop, easy_install
+ try:
+ # very old versions of setuptools don't have this
+ from setuptools.command import bdist_egg
+ except ImportError:
+ have_setuptools = False
else:
from distutils.core import setup as old_setup
have_setuptools = False