--- a/python/setup.py
+++ b/python/setup.py
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ import shutil
 
 version = "0.8.0"
 data_files = []
-include_dirs = ["../lib"]
+include_dirs = ["../include"]
+library_dirs = ["../lib/.libs"]
 libraries = ["tre"]
 
 if sys.platform == "win32":
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ setup(name = "tre",
                                sources = ["tre-python.c"],
                                define_macros = [("HAVE_CONFIG_H", None)],
                                include_dirs = include_dirs,
+                               library_dirs = library_dirs,
                                libraries = libraries
                                ),
                      ],