diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 203734e4..a8d4bdef 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -14,9 +14,12 @@ requirements = [
     'requests>=1.2.3',
     'Pygments>=1.5'
 ]
-if sys.version_info[:2] in ((2, 6), (3, 1)):
-    # argparse has been added in Python 3.2 / 2.7
+try:
+    #noinspection PyUnresolvedReferences
+    import argparse
+except ImportError:
     requirements.append('argparse>=1.2.1')
+
 if 'win32' in str(sys.platform).lower():
     # Terminal colors for Windows
     requirements.append('colorama>=0.2.4')