diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 0d91dc8a7..a62394a15 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ envlist =
        {py27,py32,py33,py34}-django{17,18alpha}
 
 [testenv]
+skipsdist=True
 commands = ./runtests.py --fast
 setenv =
        PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1