diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index a571f2bba..42a923938 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -123,8 +123,8 @@ setup(
         'az.bat',
     ],
     package_dir = {'':'src'},
+    namespace_packages = ['azure'],
     packages=[
-        'azure',
         'azure.cli',
         'azure.cli.commands',
         'azure.cli.command_modules',