1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/ez_setup.py b/ez_setup.py
index cb570d69..e11b6ed8 100755
--- a/ez_setup.py
+++ b/ez_setup.py
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ def use_setuptools(
         import setuptools; setuptools.bootstrap_install_from = egg
     try:
         import pkg_resources
+        if not hasattr(pkg_resources, '_distribute'):
+            raise ImportError
     except ImportError:
         return do_download()
     try: