diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index de56a26..7f7b1e4 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ def remove_config(self):
             print("%s. Exiting!" % e)
             return False
 
-if sys.version > (3, 0):
+if sys.version_info > (3, 0):
     py_requires = 'requirements3.txt'
 else:
     py_requires = 'requirements.txt'