diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 8d4f371..51a8465 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
       packages=['pygrep'],
       scripts=['scripts/pygrep'],
       license="MPL 2.0",
-      classifiers=CLASSIFIERS.split("\n"),
+      classifiers=CLASSIFIERS.splitlines(),
       platforms=["any"],
       python_requires='>=2.7, !=3.0.*, !=3.1.*, !=3.2.*, !=3.3.*, !=3.4.*, <4',
       install_requires=[