diff --git a/lib/Bindings/Python/setup.py b/lib/Bindings/Python/setup.py
index c160702b97c8..ab1e7e8482d9 100644
--- a/lib/Bindings/Python/setup.py
+++ b/lib/Bindings/Python/setup.py
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ def run(self):
 
 class NoopBuildExtension(build_ext):
 
-  def build_extension(self, ext):
+  def run(self):
     pass