diff --git a/conda/artiq/build.sh b/conda/artiq/build.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a2bff5018
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conda/artiq/build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+$PYTHON setup.py install \
+  --prefix=$SP_DIR \
+  --single-version-externally-managed \
+  --record=record.txt \
+  --no-compile
diff --git a/conda/artiq/meta.yaml b/conda/artiq/meta.yaml
index 8f699ec5b..3b696aded 100644
--- a/conda/artiq/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda/artiq/meta.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ build:
     - {{ entry_point }}
     {% endfor %}
     {% endfor %}
-  script: $PYTHON setup.py install --no-compile --single-version-externally-managed --record=record.txt
   ignore_prefix_files: True
 
 requirements: