diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 1863df57..54c2cdca 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ if sys.version_info[0] == 3:
         extra_opts['packages'].append("tests")
         extra_opts['package_data'] = {"tests": ["mongoengine.png"]}
 else:
-    extra_opts['tests_require'] = ['nose', 'coverage', 'blinker', 'django=1.4.2', 'PIL']
+    extra_opts['tests_require'] = ['nose', 'coverage', 'blinker', 'django==1.4.2', 'PIL']
     extra_opts['packages'] = find_packages(exclude=('tests',))
 
 setup(name='mongoengine',