diff --git a/Cantera/python/SConscript b/Cantera/python/SConscript
index 7ae2a14fe..f9b49b7ac 100644
--- a/Cantera/python/SConscript
+++ b/Cantera/python/SConscript
@@ -7,10 +7,13 @@ localenv = env.Clone()
 
 gcv = distutils.sysconfig.get_config_var
 
-localenv.Append(CPPPATH=[gcv('INCLUDEPY')],
+localenv.Append(CPPPATH=[gcv('INCLUDEPY'), env['python_array_include']],
                 SHLINKFLAGS=gcv('LDFLAGS'),
                 CPPFLAGS=[gcv('BASECFLAGS'), gcv('OPT')])
 
+if localenv['OS'] == 'Windows':
+    localenv.Append(LIBPATH=pjoin(gcv('prefix'), 'libs'))
+
 make_setup = localenv.SubstFile('setup.py', 'setup.py.in')
 
 if env['python_package'] == 'full':
diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index 4949c710b..0c1668a6c 100644
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -467,7 +467,13 @@ if env['python_package'] in ('full','default'):
     if env['python_array_home']:
         sys.path.append(env['python_array_home'])
     try:
-        __import__(env['python_array'])
+        np = __import__(env['python_array'])
+        try:
+            env['python_array_include'] = np.get_include()
+        except AttributeError:
+            print """WARNING: Couldn't find include directory for Python array package"""
+            env['python_array_include'] = ''
+
         print """INFO: Building the full Python package using %s.""" % env['python_array']
         env['python_package'] = 'full'
     except ImportError: