diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c36eb62..134c512 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@
     platforms="ALL",
     license="GPL",
     packages=['arabic_reshaper'],
-    install_requires=['configparser', 'future', 'setuptools'],
+    install_requires=['configparser; python_version <"3"',
+                      'future',
+                      'setuptools'],
     author="Abdullah Diab",
     author_email="mpcabd@gmail.com",
     maintainer="Abdullah Diab",