diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 784f76f..f801cef 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@ VERSION = "0.24.0"
 NAME="websocket-client"
 
 install_requires = ["six"]
-if sys.version_info[0] == 2:
-    install_requires.append('backports.ssl_match_hostname')
-    if sys.version_info[1] < 7:
+if sys.version_info.major == 2:
+    if sys.version_info.minor == 7 and sys.version_info.micro < 9:
+        install_requires.append('backports.ssl_match_hostname')
+    if sys.version_info.minor < 7:
         install_requires.append('unittest2')
         install_requires.append('argparse')