diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 3f3300b3d..ecf0588f5 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ classifier =
 console_scripts =
     shade-inventory = shade.cmd.inventory:main
 
+[bdist_wheel]
+universal = 1
+
 [build_sphinx]
 source-dir = doc/source
 build-dir = doc/build