diff --git a/windows/setup.py b/windows/setup.py
index e93e1b203..47a56ed4c 100644
--- a/windows/setup.py
+++ b/windows/setup.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ setup_args = {
     'options': {
         "py2exe": {
             "excludes": [
+                "pkg_resources",
             ],
             "includes": [
             ],