1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 53f08f9b..62db5e7b 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ if sys.platform == 'win32' and sys.version_info > (2, 6):
 class BuildFailed(Exception):
     """Raise this to indicate the C extension wouldn't build."""
     def __init__(self):
-        Exception.__init__()
+        Exception.__init__(self)
         self.cause = sys.exc_info()[1] # work around py 2/3 different syntax
 
 class ve_build_ext(build_ext.build_ext):