diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 977f287..e64f672 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@
 def check_dependencies():
     install_requires = []
 
+    try:
+        import matplotlib
+    except ImportError:
+        install_requires.append('matplotlib')
     try:
         import seaborn
     except ImportError: