diff --git a/src/tools/python.jam b/src/tools/python.jam
index 00d2a36c6..c681fe2b7 100644
--- a/tools/build/src/tools/python.jam
+++ b/tools/build/src/tools/python.jam
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ local rule compute-default-paths ( target-os : version ? : prefix ? :
     }
     else
     {
-        includes ?= $(prefix)/include/python$(version) ;
+        includes ?= $(prefix)/include/python$(version)m ;

         local lib = $(exec-prefix)/lib ;
         libraries ?= $(lib)/python$(version)/config $(lib) ;