diff --git a/skimage/__check_build/setup.py b/skimage/__check_build/setup.py
index 1567114e..991cf916 100644
--- a/skimage/__check_build/setup.py
+++ b/skimage/__check_build/setup.py
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
-# Author: Virgile Fritsch <virgile.fritsch@inria.fr>
-# License: BSD 3 clause
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+import os
 
-import numpy
 from skimage._build import cython
 
+base_path = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
+
+
 def configuration(parent_package='', top_path=None):
     from numpy.distutils.misc_util import Configuration
 
@@ -16,4 +19,11 @@ def configuration(parent_package='', top_path=None):
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     from numpy.distutils.core import setup
-    setup(**configuration(top_path='').todict())
+    setup(maintainer='scikit-image Developers',
+          author='scikit-image Developers',
+          maintainer_email='scikit-image@googlegroups.com',
+          description='Build Check',
+          url='https://github.com/scikit-image/scikit-image',
+          license='SciPy License (BSD Style)',
+          **(configuration(top_path='').todict())
+          )