diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 85b6877..73a9c73 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 # allow setup.py to be run from any path
 os.chdir(os.path.normpath(os.path.join(os.path.abspath(__file__), os.pardir)))
 
-if sys.version_info > (2, 7):
+if sys.version_info.major > 2:
     install_requires = ['Django>=1.8']
 else:
     install_requires = ['Django>=1.8,<2.0']