diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 48045a2928..edcf7d3373 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ output_dir = sphinx/locale/
 domain = sphinx
 directory = sphinx/locale/
 
-[wheel]
+[bdist_wheel]
 universal = 1
 
 [flake8]