diff --git a/matplotlibcpp.h b/matplotlibcpp.h
index 95d37725..53f5d2fe 100644
--- a/matplotlibcpp.h
+++ b/matplotlibcpp.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 #ifndef WITHOUT_NUMPY
 #  define NPY_NO_DEPRECATED_API NPY_1_7_API_VERSION
-#  include <numpy/arrayobject.h>
+#  include </usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/numpy/core/include/numpy/arrayobject.h>
 #endif // WITHOUT_NUMPY
 
 #if PY_MAJOR_VERSION >= 3