diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 278c4a7a..563e5cbf 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -23,6 +23,13 @@
 
 class BuildBinaryCommand(distutils.cmd.Command):
     description = 'build binary release'
+    user_options = []
+
+    def initialize_options(self):
+        pass
+
+    def finalize_options(self):
+        pass
 
     def run(self):
         if sys.platform == 'darwin':