--- setup.py.orig 2013-08-14 00:49:59.911020760 -0500 +++ setup.py 2013-08-14 00:53:33.014980410 -0500 @@ -111,7 +111,8 @@ # add standard directories # standard locations - _add_directory(include_dirs, "/usr/include") + prefix = sysconfig.get_config_var("prefix") + _add_directory(include_dirs, os.path.join(prefix, "include")) # # insert new dirs *before* default libs, to avoid conflicts