diff --git a/python/MANIFEST b/python/MANIFEST
index c7dd3a35..dc042ae6 100644
--- a/python/MANIFEST
+++ b/python/MANIFEST
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ msgpack.c
 setup.py
 pack.h
 unpack.h
-msgpack/pack_define.h
-msgpack/pack_template.h
-msgpack/unpack_define.h
-msgpack/unpack_template.h
+include/msgpack/pack_define.h
+include/msgpack/pack_template.h
+include/msgpack/unpack_define.h
+include/msgpack/unpack_template.h
diff --git a/python/include b/python/include
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..a96aa0ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/include
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+..
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/python/msgpack b/python/msgpack
deleted file mode 120000
index 430db499..00000000
--- a/python/msgpack
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../msgpack
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/python/setup.py b/python/setup.py
index e5651a06..65ca4126 100644
--- a/python/setup.py
+++ b/python/setup.py
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 from distutils.core import setup, Extension
+import os
 
 version = '0.0.1'
 
-msgpack_mod = Extension('msgpack', sources=['msgpack.c'])
+PACKAGE_ROOT = os.getcwdu()
+INCLUDE_PATH = os.path.join(PACKAGE_ROOT, 'include')
+msgpack_mod = Extension('msgpack',
+                        sources=['msgpack.c'],
+                        include_dirs=[INCLUDE_PATH])
 
 desc = 'MessagePack serializer/desirializer.'
 long_desc = desc + """