diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-setuptools/template b/srcpkgs/python-setuptools/template
index 2c3935135e..ae88d4da99 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-setuptools/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-setuptools/template
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 # Template file for 'python-setuptools'
 pkgname=python-setuptools
-version=18.1
+version=18.2
 revision=1
 noarch=yes
 wrksrc="setuptools-${version}"
+build_style=python-module
 python_versions="2.7 3.4"
 hostmakedepends="python-devel python3.4-devel"
 depends="python"
@@ -15,28 +16,15 @@ maintainer="Alessio Sergi <al3hex@gmail.com>"
 homepage="https://bitbucket.org/pypa/setuptools"
 license="PSF"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/s/setuptools/setuptools-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=ad52a9d5b3a6f39c2a1c2deb96cc4f6aff29d6511bdea2994322c40b60c9c36a
+checksum=0994a58df27ea5dc523782a601357a2198b7493dcc99a30d51827a23585b5b1d
 
 pre_build() {
-	cp -a ${wrksrc} /tmp/setuptools-2.7
-	cp -a ${wrksrc} /tmp/setuptools-3.4
-	mv /tmp/setuptools-{2.7,3.4} ${wrksrc}
-
-	cd setuptools-3.4
-	sed -i 's,\(easy_install\) =,\13 =,' setup.py
-	sed -i 's,#!/usr/bin/env python,&3.4,' setuptools/command/easy_install.py
+	sed -i '/^#!/d' setuptools/command/easy_install.py
 }
-do_build() {
-	for pyver in $python_versions; do
-		cd ${wrksrc}/setuptools-${pyver}
-		python${pyver} setup.py build
-	done
-}
-do_install() {
-	for pyver in $python_versions; do
-		cd ${wrksrc}/setuptools-${pyver}
-		python${pyver} setup.py install --root=${DESTDIR}
-	done
+post_install() {
+	rm -f ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/easy_install
+	ln -sf easy_install-2.7 ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/easy_install
+	ln -sf easy_install-3.4 ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/easy_install3
 }
 
 python3.4-setuptools_package() {