diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 0bb053d4c2..e83f598934 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -320,10 +320,11 @@ def run(self):
 #   will be removed from Python 3.
 # * In version 3.13 of Python, the crypt module was removed and legacycrypt is
 #   required instead.
-requires = [
-    "distro;python_version>='3.8'",
-    "legacycrypt;python_version>='3.13'",
-]
+requires = []
+if sys.version_info[0] >= 3 and sys.version_info[1] >= 8:
+    requires.append('distro')
+if sys.version_info[0] >= 3 and sys.version_info[1] >= 13:
+    requires.append('legacycrypt')
 
 modules = []  # pylint: disable=invalid-name