diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c545fd1..0fb5bab 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import re
 import platform
 import sys
+import sysconfig
 from setuptools import find_packages, setup
 from setuptools.command.build_ext import build_ext
 
@@ -76,7 +77,8 @@ def run(self):
     else:
         class BDistWheel(wheel.bdist_wheel.bdist_wheel):
             def finalize_options(self):
-                self.py_limited_api = "cp3{}".format(sys.version_info[1])
+                if sysconfig.get_config_var("Py_GIL_DISABLED") != 1:
+                    self.py_limited_api = "cp3{}".format(sys.version_info[1])
                 wheel.bdist_wheel.bdist_wheel.finalize_options(self)
         cmdclass['bdist_wheel'] = BDistWheel