diff --git setup.py setup.py
index 2844bad..04f6431 100755
--- setup.py
+++ setup.py
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ def get_compiler_settings(version_str):
     settings = {
         'extra_compile_args' : [],
         'libraries': [],
-        'include_dirs': [],
+        'include_dirs': [join(sys.prefix, 'include')],
         'define_macros' : [ ('PYODBC_VERSION', version_str) ]
     }