--- setup/togl_setup.py
+++ setup/togl_setup.py
@@ -20,11 +20,22 @@
 import distutils.command.build_ext
 from distutils.dep_util import newer_group
 
+##### fake Tkinter object
+class FakeTk:
+	def __init__ (self):
+		import _tkinter
+		self.tk = _tkinter
+		
+	def getvar (self,name):
+		if name == 'tk_version': return self.tk.TK_VERSION
+		if name == 'tcl_version': return self.tk.TCL_VERSION
+		if name == 'tk_library': return '/usr/share/tcl/tk'+self.tk.TK_VERSION
+		if name == 'tcl_library': return '/usr/share/tcl/tcl'+self.tk.TCL_VERSION
+
 # this is also a simple test if we need to build Togl
 # without Tkinter it is not neccessary
 try:
-	import Tkinter
-	tk = Tkinter.Tk()
+	tk = FakeTk()
 	if tk.getvar('tk_version') < '8.1' or tk.getvar('tcl_version') < '8.1':
 		Togl = 'Togl-1.5'
 		togl_version_decimal = '1.5.0'