diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 8f4d2e9..8f26cdf 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import sys
 # an easy way to do this.
 packages, data_files = [], []
 
-root_dir = os.path.dirname(__file__)
+root_dir = "."
 # edit 26 May 2022: made a new variable rel_dir
 rel_dir = os.path.relpath(root_dir)
 len_root_dir = len(rel_dir)
