diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 67b2a525..fc9e367a 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
             url='https://bitmessage.org',
             # TODO: add keywords
             #keywords='',
-            install_requires=[installRequires],
+            install_requires=installRequires,
             extras_require={
                 'qrcode': ['qrcode'],
                 'pyopencl': ['pyopencl']