1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 500be62a9..604958922 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ else:
             raise
 
         status_msgs(
-            exc.cause,
+            exc.__cause__,
             "WARNING: The Cython extension could not be compiled, "
             "speedups are not enabled.",
             "Failure information, if any, is above.",