diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 0bc8f9fd..71695daf 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ def getValueFromSysArgv(key, default=None, isBooleanFlag=False):
                 'compositor',
                 'feaTools2',
                 'ufo2svg',
+                'fontPens',
                 'booleanOperations',
                 # 'pyclipper',
                 'pygments',