diff --git a/easybuild/easyblocks/e/easybuildmeta.py b/easybuild/easyblocks/e/easybuildmeta.py
index baac89baa07..f4b52ff921e 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyblocks/e/easybuildmeta.py
+++ b/easybuild/easyblocks/e/easybuildmeta.py
@@ -157,6 +157,8 @@ def install_step(self):
     def post_install_step(self):
         """Remove setuptools.pth file that hard includes a system-wide (site-packages) path, if it is there."""
 
+        super(EB_EasyBuildMeta, self).post_install_step()
+
         setuptools_pth = os.path.join(self.installdir, self.pylibdir, 'setuptools.pth')
         if os.path.exists(setuptools_pth):
             setuptools_pth_txt = read_file(setuptools_pth)