diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 8f9cc5677..7f4a4d993 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import sys
 from setuptools import setup, Extension
 
-dependencies = ['pycrypto', 'msgpack-python', 'pbkdf2.py'],
+dependencies = ['pycrypto', 'msgpack-python', 'pbkdf2.py', 'xattr'],
 if sys.version_info < (2, 7):
     dependencies.append('argparse')