diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 33b5db15e..b737c3c71 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1100,7 +1100,10 @@ def package(args: Options, bundle_type: str) -> None:
     shutil.copy2('logo/kitty.png', os.path.join(libdir, 'logo'))
     shutil.copy2('logo/beam-cursor.png', os.path.join(libdir, 'logo'))
     shutil.copy2('logo/beam-cursor@2x.png', os.path.join(libdir, 'logo'))
-    shutil.copytree('shell-integration', os.path.join(libdir, 'shell-integration'), dirs_exist_ok=True)
+    try:
+        shutil.copytree('shell-integration', os.path.join(libdir, 'shell-integration'), dirs_exist_ok=True)
+    except TypeError:  # python < 3.8
+        shutil.copytree('shell-integration', os.path.join(libdir, 'shell-integration'))
     allowed_extensions = frozenset('py glsl so'.split())
 
     def src_ignore(parent: str, entries: Iterable[str]) -> List[str]: