diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 7dfb86cf..bc330f79 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -26,5 +26,6 @@ classifiers =
 [options]
 packages = find:
 zip_safe = False
+setup_requires = pyaes; pysocks
 install_requires = pyaes; pysocks
 include_package_data = True
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