diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 57117da..d982e71 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ if sys.platform == "darwin":
 
 
 def quote_argument(arg):
-    q = '\\"' if sys.platform == 'win32' and sys.version_info < (3, 9) else '"'
+    q = '\\"' if sys.platform == 'win32' and sys.version_info < (3, 8) else '"'
     return q + arg + q
 
 define_macros = [('MODULE_NAME', quote_argument(PACKAGE_NAME + '.dbapi2'))]