diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f00b44193..e61b35b59 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -288,10 +288,7 @@ def build(args, native_optimizations=True):
 
 
 def safe_makedirs(path):
-    try:
-        os.makedirs(path)
-    except FileExistsError:
-        pass
+    os.makedirs(path, exist_ok=True)
 
 
 def build_test_launcher(args):