diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 1e225ad8c..394aa922 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ long_description= file: maintenance/readme-pip.rst
 universal=1
 
 [build_ext]
-inplace=1
+inplace=0
 
 [nosetests]
 verbosity=2