diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 4928dfd93e7073d7bec02f8f1d88be8338238cd8..24fe9812049f2ae87fe25a14404de0ed66401ee9 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ Also, handles your reconnects and transactionality THE RIGHT WAY, though somewha
       install_requires=['six', 'monotonic', 'futures'],
       tests_require=["nose", 'coverage', 'codeclimate-test-reporter'],
       test_suite='nose.collector',
+      platforms=[
+        'posix'
+      ],
       classifiers=[
             'Programming Language :: Python',
             'Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7',