diff --git a/radio_beam/conftest.py b/radio_beam/conftest.py
index dfc8086..0e745f4 100644
--- a/radio_beam/conftest.py
+++ b/radio_beam/conftest.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 from __future__ import print_function, absolute_import, division
 
 import os
-from distutils.version import LooseVersion
+from setuptools._distutils.version import LooseVersion
 
 # Import casatools and casatasks here if available as they can otherwise
 # cause a segfault if imported later on during tests.