diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 54d2b1b646..46ff42e7f0 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ def read(fname):
     version=str(VERSION),
     author="EasyBuild community",
     author_email="easybuild@lists.ugent.be",
-    description="""Python modules which implement support for installing particular
+    description="""Python modules which implement support for installing particular \
  (groups of) software packages with EasyBuild.""",
     license="GPLv2",
     keywords="software build building installation installing compilation HPC scientific",