diff --git a/conda/meta.yaml b/conda/meta.yaml
index 94000ef3..22fc2597 100644
--- a/conda/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda/meta.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{% set data = load_setup_py_data(setup_file='../setup.py') %}
+{% set data = load_setup_py_data(setup_file='../setup.py', from_recipe_dir=True) %}
 {% set version = data.get('version') %}
 
 package: