diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c934a2f4fd9..cef77ba1bc6 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -220,5 +220,7 @@ setup(
         'bin/ansible-vault',
     ],
     data_files=[],
-    extras_require=extra_requirements
+    extras_require=extra_requirements,
+    # Installing as zip files would break due to references to __file__
+    zip_safe=False
 )