diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index a19c3d0b6..2be7e8996 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -88,11 +88,10 @@ def get_release_date ():
 MSVCP90Version = '9.0.21022.8'
 MSVCP90Token = '1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b'
 
-data_files = []
 if os.name == 'nt':
-    data_files.append(('share', ['doc/README.txt']))
+    data_files = []
 else:
-    data_files.append(('share/man/man1', ['doc/dosage.1']))
+    data_files = [('share/man/man1', ['doc/dosage.1'])]
 
 
 def get_nt_platform_vars ():