diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a62370b..4b97ff5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 *.pyc
 *.pyo
 /tools/build
-/tools/setup.py
+/tools/setup_autotools.py
 
 # Test suite logs
 *.log
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 45c50b3..34a49be 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@
 AM_CONDITIONAL(BOOST, [test "x$enable_boost" = "xyes"])
 
 # Create configured output
-AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile test/Makefile tools/Makefile tools/setup.py])
+AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile test/Makefile tools/Makefile tools/setup_autotools.py])
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([example/Makefile])
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([sdbusplus.pc])
 AC_OUTPUT
diff --git a/tools/Makefile.am b/tools/Makefile.am
index 3386cd7..f0c0b3d 100644
--- a/tools/Makefile.am
+++ b/tools/Makefile.am
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 if WANT_SDBUSPP
 
 all-local:
-	$(AM_V_at)$(PYTHON) ${top_builddir}/tools/setup.py build
+	$(AM_V_at)$(PYTHON) ${top_builddir}/tools/setup_autotools.py build
 
 clean-local:
 	rm -rfv ${top_builddir}/build
 
 install-exec-hook:
-	$(AM_V_at)$(PYTHON) ${top_builddir}/tools/setup.py install \
+	$(AM_V_at)$(PYTHON) ${top_builddir}/tools/setup_autotools.py install \
         --prefix=$(DESTDIR)${prefix} \
         --install-data=$(DESTDIR)${datadir} \
         --install-lib=$(DESTDIR)$(PYTHONDIR) \
diff --git a/tools/setup.py.in b/tools/setup_autotools.py.in
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/setup.py.in
rename to tools/setup_autotools.py.in