diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 920a278..03e0a1b 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import stat
 import os
 import sys
 import shutil
+from sysconfig import get_config_var
 from distutils.command.install_data import install_data
 from distutils.command.build_scripts import build_scripts
 import pathlib