diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index ad883c9..39da8b8 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ try:
     version = subprocess.check_output(['git', 'describe', '--tags']).decode('utf-8').strip()
 except Exception as e:
     print('ERROR: Failed to get version from "git describe --tags": %s: %s' % (type(e).__name__, e))
-    from . import __version__ as fallback_version
+    from __init__ import __version__ as fallback_version
     print('Using fallback version of %r.' % fallback_version)
     version = fallback_version