diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d429864050..1b861e2743 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ api-lint:
 	yamllint -s .
 
 awx-link:
-	[ -d "/awx_devel/awx.egg-info" ] || $(PYTHON) /awx_devel/tools/scripts/setup.py egg_info_dev
+	[ -d "/awx_devel/awx.egg-info" ] || $(PYTHON) /awx_devel/tools/scripts/egg_info_dev
 	cp -f /tmp/awx.egg-link /var/lib/awx/venv/awx/lib/$(PYTHON)/site-packages/awx.egg-link
 
 TEST_DIRS ?= awx/main/tests/unit awx/main/tests/functional awx/conf/tests awx/sso/tests
diff --git a/tools/scripts/setup.py b/tools/scripts/egg_info_dev
similarity index 69%
rename from tools/scripts/setup.py
rename to tools/scripts/egg_info_dev
index ea8167166d..3033a387f0 100755
--- a/tools/scripts/setup.py
+++ b/tools/scripts/egg_info_dev
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-# This file only exists for the purposes of generating the development environment's awx.egg-info file
-# because pip install -e is painfully slow. If anyone finds a better way to do this, I'll buy you a drink.
+#!/bin/env python3
 
 import setuptools
 from setuptools.command.egg_info import egg_info as _egg_info
@@ -16,5 +15,7 @@ class egg_info_dev(_egg_info):
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     setuptools.setup(
+        script_name = 'setup.py',
+        script_args = ['egg_info_dev'],
         cmdclass={'egg_info_dev': egg_info_dev},
     )