diff --git a/bootstrap.sh b/bootstrap.sh
index ca0b08d58083..fe45cf2fc38b 100755
--- a/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/bootstrap.sh
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ if test "x$flag_no_python" = x; then
 
     if test "x$PYTHON_ROOT" = x; then
         $ECHO -n "Detecting Python root... "
-        PYTHON_ROOT=`$PYTHON -c "import sys; print(sys.prefix)"`
+        PYTHON_ROOT=`$PYTHON -c "from sysconfig import get_paths as gp; print(gp()['include'])"`
         echo $PYTHON_ROOT
     fi    
 fi