diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d4ac0c3d4d2..2ccef8d552f 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ from ansible import __version__, __author__
 try:
     from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 except ImportError:
-    print "Ansible now needs setuptools in order to build. " \
-          "Install it using your package manager (usually python-setuptools) or via pip (pip install setuptools)."
+    print("Ansible now needs setuptools in order to build. " \
+          "Install it using your package manager (usually python-setuptools) or via pip (pip install setuptools).")
     sys.exit(1)
 
 setup(name='ansible',