diff --git a/bin/compile b/bin/compile
index 90d28bd6f0c4903dd3313a6fe53b182b6311cc6b..a62bafa72a5f6e0a5a2854ba3ae7babfa6a670e5 100755
--- a/bin/compile
+++ b/bin/compile
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ for dir in $VIRTUALENV_DIRS; do
 done
 
 echo "-----> Preparing virtualenv version $(virtualenv --version)"
-virtualenv . | indent
+virtualenv --distribute . | indent
 
 # Create set-aside .heroku folder.
 mkdir -p .heroku