diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0f9cc83..0e5917e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -13,3 +13,4 @@ __pycache__/
 .arcconfig
 .tox/
 .mypy_cache/
+build/
diff --git a/qcore/disallow_inheritance.py b/qcore/disallow_inheritance.py
index 55934a0..2b942b2 100644
--- a/qcore/disallow_inheritance.py
+++ b/qcore/disallow_inheritance.py
@@ -28,3 +28,9 @@ def __init__(self, cl_name, bases, namespace):
                     (cls, cl_name)
                 raise TypeError(message)
         super(DisallowInheritance, self).__init__(cl_name, bases, namespace)
+
+    # Needed bcz of a six bug: https://github.com/benjaminp/six/issues/252
+    @classmethod
+    def __prepare__(cls, name, bases, **kwargs):
+        return {}
+
diff --git a/qcore/enum.py b/qcore/enum.py
index 32e1a0f..356b002 100644
--- a/qcore/enum.py
+++ b/qcore/enum.py
@@ -90,6 +90,11 @@ def _make_value(self, value):
         member.__init__(value)
         return member
 
+    # Needed bcz of a six bug: https://github.com/benjaminp/six/issues/252
+    @classmethod
+    def __prepare__(cls, name, bases, **kwargs):
+        return {}
+
 
 class EnumBase(six.with_metaclass(EnumType)):
     _name_to_member = {}
diff --git a/qcore/events.py b/qcore/events.py
index 92d5c59..e4c10e2 100644
--- a/qcore/events.py
+++ b/qcore/events.py
@@ -322,6 +322,11 @@ def __repr__(self):
         """Gets the ``repr`` representation of this object."""
         return '%s(%r)' % (self.__class__.__name__, self.__dict__)
 
+    # Needed bcz of a six bug: https://github.com/benjaminp/six/issues/252
+    @classmethod
+    def __prepare__(cls, name, bases, **kwargs):
+        return {}
+
 
 class EnumBasedEventHubType(type):
     """Metaclass for enum-based event hubs.
@@ -373,6 +378,11 @@ def __init__(cls, what, bases=None, dict=None):
             # similar instance members
             delattr(cls, 'on_' + name)
 
+    # Needed bcz of a six bug: https://github.com/benjaminp/six/issues/252
+    @classmethod
+    def __prepare__(cls, name, bases, **kwargs):
+        return {}
+
 
 class EnumBasedEventHub(six.with_metaclass(EnumBasedEventHubType, EventHub)):
     __based_on__ = []