diff --git a/requirements/requirements-optionals.txt b/requirements/requirements-optionals.txt
index f1adabecf..84972d6bf 100644
--- a/requirements/requirements-optionals.txt
+++ b/requirements/requirements-optionals.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Optional packages which may be used with REST framework.
 pytz==2017.2
-psycopg2==2.7.4
+psycopg2-binary==2.7.4
 markdown==2.6.4
 django-guardian==1.4.9
 django-filter==1.1.0