diff --git a/Lib/distutils/__init__.py b/Lib/distutils/__init__.py
index e69de29bb2d..18deaadf449 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+"""distutils
+
+The main package for the Python Module Distribtion Utilities.  Normally
+used from a setup script as
+
+   from distutils.core import setup
+
+   setup (...)
+"""
+
+__rcsid__ = "$Id$"