diff -u distribute-0.6.16/pkg_resources.py distribute-0.6.16/pkg_resources.py
--- distribute-0.6.16/pkg_resources.py
+++ distribute-0.6.16/pkg_resources.py
@@ -1775,10 +1775,10 @@
             declare_namespace(parent)
             if parent not in _namespace_packages:
                 __import__(parent)
-                try:
-                    path = sys.modules[parent].__path__
-                except AttributeError:
-                    raise TypeError("Not a package:", parent)
+            try:
+                path = sys.modules[parent].__path__
+            except AttributeError:
+                raise TypeError("Not a package:", parent)
 
         # Track what packages are namespaces, so when new path items are added,
         # they can be updated
diff -u distribute-0.6.16/debian/changelog distribute-0.6.16/debian/changelog
--- distribute-0.6.16/debian/changelog
+++ distribute-0.6.16/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+distribute (0.6.16-1ubuntu0.2) oneiric; urgency=low
+
+  * pkg_resources.py:
+  	- add declare_namespace fix from 0.6.18
+
+ -- Bobby R. Ward <bobbyrward@gmail.com>  Sun, 26 Feb 2012 16:34:13 -0600
+
 distribute (0.6.16-1ubuntu0.1) oneiric-proposed; urgency=low
 
   * setuptools/package_index.py: