diff --git a/Modules/getpath.c b/Modules/getpath.c
index 6c1078b8914522..391aef0a2af8ac 100644
--- a/Modules/getpath.c
+++ b/Modules/getpath.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #endif
 
 /* Reference the precompiled getpath.py */
-#include "../Python/frozen_modules/getpath.h"
+#include "Python/frozen_modules/getpath.h"
 
 #if (!defined(PREFIX) || !defined(EXEC_PREFIX) \
         || !defined(VERSION) || !defined(VPATH) \
diff --git a/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj b/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj
index 278f1f5622543c..41dff0ee2bc82d 100644
--- a/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj
+++ b/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@
         PLATLIBDIR="DLLs";
         %(PreprocessorDefinitions)
       </PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(PySourcePath);%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
     </ClCompile>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>