diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index bb2decd8..e4ef8472 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ add_library(matplotlib_cpp INTERFACE)
 target_include_directories(matplotlib_cpp
   INTERFACE
     $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/examples>
+    $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}>
     $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:include>
 )
 target_compile_features(matplotlib_cpp INTERFACE
diff --git a/matplotlibcpp.h b/matplotlibcpp.h
index d95d46ad..705ad201 100644
--- a/matplotlibcpp.h
+++ b/matplotlibcpp.h
@@ -350,10 +350,10 @@ template <> struct select_npy_type<uint64_t> { const static NPY_TYPES type = NPY
 
 // Sanity checks; comment them out or change the numpy type below if you're compiling on
 // a platform where they don't apply
-static_assert(sizeof(long long) == 8);
-template <> struct select_npy_type<long long> { const static NPY_TYPES type = NPY_INT64; };
-static_assert(sizeof(unsigned long long) == 8);
-template <> struct select_npy_type<unsigned long long> { const static NPY_TYPES type = NPY_UINT64; };
+// static_assert(sizeof(long long) == 8);
+// template <> struct select_npy_type<long long> { const static NPY_TYPES type = NPY_INT64; };
+// static_assert(sizeof(unsigned long long) == 8);
+// template <> struct select_npy_type<unsigned long long> { const static NPY_TYPES type = NPY_UINT64; };
 
 template<typename Numeric>
 PyObject* get_array(const std::vector<Numeric>& v)