diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 79a8bf5..9f0f331 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -34,24 +34,24 @@ def read(fname):
     description='A small Python module for determining appropriate ' + \
         'platform-specific dirs, e.g. a "user data dir".',
     long_description=read('README.rst') + '\n' + read('CHANGES.rst'),
-    classifiers=[c.strip() for c in """
-        Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable
-        Intended Audience :: Developers
-        License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License
-        Operating System :: OS Independent
-        Programming Language :: Python :: 2
-        Programming Language :: Python :: 2.6
-        Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7
-        Programming Language :: Python :: 3
-        Programming Language :: Python :: 3.2
-        Programming Language :: Python :: 3.3
-        Programming Language :: Python :: 3.4
-        Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5
-        Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6
-        Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: PyPy
-        Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPython
-        Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules
-        """.split('\n') if c.strip()],
+    classifiers=[
+        'Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable',
+        'Intended Audience :: Developers',
+        'License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License',
+        'Operating System :: OS Independent',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 2',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 2.6',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.2',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.3',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.4',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: PyPy',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPython',
+        'Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules',
+    ],
     test_suite='test.test_api',
     tests_require=tests_require,
     keywords='application directory log cache user',