diff --git a/plugins/asyncio/uwsgiplugin.py b/plugins/asyncio/uwsgiplugin.py
index eff6c62c4..84178c8ce 100644
--- a/plugins/asyncio/uwsgiplugin.py
+++ b/plugins/asyncio/uwsgiplugin.py
@@ -1,11 +1,21 @@
+import os
 import sysconfig
 
+def get_includes():
+    try:
+        from distutils import sysconfig as legacy
+    except ImportError:
+        legacy = None
+
+    yield sysconfig.get_path('include')
+    yield sysconfig.get_path('platinclude')
+    if legacy:
+        yield legacy.get_python_inc()
+        yield legacy.get_python_inc(plat_specific=True)
+
 NAME = 'asyncio'
 
-CFLAGS = [
-    '-I' + sysconfig.get_path('include'),
-    '-I' + sysconfig.get_path('platinclude')
-]
+CFLAGS = ['-I' + i for i in filter(os.path.exists, get_includes())]
 LDFLAGS = []
 LIBS = []
 GCC_LIST = ['asyncio']
diff --git a/plugins/gevent/uwsgiplugin.py b/plugins/gevent/uwsgiplugin.py
index 4d97e1ad1..40f654cc6 100644
--- a/plugins/gevent/uwsgiplugin.py
+++ b/plugins/gevent/uwsgiplugin.py
@@ -1,11 +1,21 @@
+import os
 import sysconfig
 
+def get_includes():
+    try:
+        from distutils import sysconfig as legacy
+    except ImportError:
+        legacy = None
+
+    yield sysconfig.get_path('include')
+    yield sysconfig.get_path('platinclude')
+    if legacy:
+        yield legacy.get_python_inc()
+        yield legacy.get_python_inc(plat_specific=True)
+
 NAME = 'gevent'
 
-CFLAGS = [
-    '-I' + sysconfig.get_path('include'),
-    '-I' + sysconfig.get_path('platinclude')
-]
+CFLAGS = ['-I' + i for i in filter(os.path.exists, get_includes())]
 LDFLAGS = []
 LIBS = []
 
diff --git a/plugins/greenlet/uwsgiplugin.py b/plugins/greenlet/uwsgiplugin.py
index c5ba15427..e710bb67f 100644
--- a/plugins/greenlet/uwsgiplugin.py
+++ b/plugins/greenlet/uwsgiplugin.py
@@ -1,11 +1,21 @@
+import os
 import sysconfig
 
+def get_includes():
+    try:
+        from distutils import sysconfig as legacy
+    except ImportError:
+        legacy = None
+
+    yield sysconfig.get_path('include')
+    yield sysconfig.get_path('platinclude')
+    if legacy:
+        yield legacy.get_python_inc()
+        yield legacy.get_python_inc(plat_specific=True)
+
 NAME = 'greenlet'
 
-CFLAGS = [
-    '-I' + sysconfig.get_path('include'),
-    '-I' + sysconfig.get_path('platinclude')
-]
+CFLAGS = ['-I' + i for i in filter(os.path.exists, get_includes())]
 LDFLAGS = []
 LIBS = []
 
diff --git a/plugins/python/uwsgiplugin.py b/plugins/python/uwsgiplugin.py
index 63a7653cb..a466c41ea 100644
--- a/plugins/python/uwsgiplugin.py
+++ b/plugins/python/uwsgiplugin.py
@@ -3,6 +3,18 @@
 
 import sysconfig
 
+def get_includes():
+    try:
+        from distutils import sysconfig as legacy
+    except ImportError:
+        legacy = None
+
+    yield sysconfig.get_path('include')
+    yield sysconfig.get_path('platinclude')
+    if legacy:
+        yield legacy.get_python_inc()
+        yield legacy.get_python_inc(plat_specific=True)
+
 
 def get_python_version():
     version = sysconfig.get_config_var('VERSION')
@@ -30,10 +42,7 @@ def get_python_version():
     'raw'
 ]
 
-CFLAGS = [
-    '-I' + sysconfig.get_path('include'),
-    '-I' + sysconfig.get_path('platinclude'),
-]
+CFLAGS = ['-I' + i for i in filter(os.path.exists, get_includes())]
 LDFLAGS = []
 
 if 'UWSGI_PYTHON_NOLIB' not in os.environ:
diff --git a/plugins/pyuwsgi/uwsgiplugin.py b/plugins/pyuwsgi/uwsgiplugin.py
index 3cdb99ddb..fcbcacd1c 100644
--- a/plugins/pyuwsgi/uwsgiplugin.py
+++ b/plugins/pyuwsgi/uwsgiplugin.py
@@ -1,14 +1,23 @@
 import sysconfig
 import os, sys
 
+def get_includes():
+    try:
+        from distutils import sysconfig as legacy
+    except ImportError:
+        legacy = None
+
+    yield sysconfig.get_path('include')
+    yield sysconfig.get_path('platinclude')
+    if legacy:
+        yield legacy.get_python_inc()
+        yield legacy.get_python_inc(plat_specific=True)
+
 os.environ['UWSGI_PYTHON_NOLIB'] = '1'
 
 NAME = 'pyuwsgi'
 
-CFLAGS = [
-    '-I' + sysconfig.get_path('include'),
-    '-I' + sysconfig.get_path('platinclude'),
-]
+CFLAGS = ['-I' + i for i in filter(os.path.exists, get_includes())]
 LDFLAGS = []
 LIBS = []
 
diff --git a/plugins/stackless/uwsgiplugin.py b/plugins/stackless/uwsgiplugin.py
index 61a11e0e9..ab8d50ec6 100644
--- a/plugins/stackless/uwsgiplugin.py
+++ b/plugins/stackless/uwsgiplugin.py
@@ -1,11 +1,21 @@
+import os
 import sysconfig
 
+def get_includes():
+    try:
+        from distutils import sysconfig as legacy
+    except ImportError:
+        legacy = None
+
+    yield sysconfig.get_path('include')
+    yield sysconfig.get_path('platinclude')
+    if legacy:
+        yield legacy.get_python_inc()
+        yield legacy.get_python_inc(plat_specific=True)
+
 NAME = 'stackless'
 
-CFLAGS = [
-    '-I' + sysconfig.get_path('include'),
-    '-I' + sysconfig.get_path('platinclude'),
-]
+CFLAGS = ['-I' + i for i in filter(os.path.exists, get_includes())]
 LDFLAGS = []
 LIBS = []
 
diff --git a/plugins/tornado/uwsgiplugin.py b/plugins/tornado/uwsgiplugin.py
index 15a2460b1..e3db34fe9 100644
--- a/plugins/tornado/uwsgiplugin.py
+++ b/plugins/tornado/uwsgiplugin.py
@@ -1,11 +1,21 @@
+import os
 import sysconfig
 
+def get_includes():
+    try:
+        from distutils import sysconfig as legacy
+    except ImportError:
+        legacy = None
+
+    yield sysconfig.get_path('include')
+    yield sysconfig.get_path('platinclude')
+    if legacy:
+        yield legacy.get_python_inc()
+        yield legacy.get_python_inc(plat_specific=True)
+
 NAME = 'tornado'
 
-CFLAGS = [
-    '-I' + sysconfig.get_path('include'),
-    '-I' + sysconfig.get_path('platinclude'),
-]
+CFLAGS = ['-I' + i for i in filter(os.path.exists, get_includes())]
 LDFLAGS = []
 LIBS = []