diff --git a/debian/_base/dependencies/sip4-tqt/debian/rules b/debian/_base/dependencies/sip4-tqt/debian/rules
index 346d81ca0..7050c5431 100755
--- a/debian/_base/dependencies/sip4-tqt/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/dependencies/sip4-tqt/debian/rules
@@ -115,11 +115,11 @@ install-arch-3.%:
 	install -m 644 -o root -g root debian/sip_tqt_config_py3.py debian/python3-sip-tqt/usr/lib/python3.$*/dist-packages/sip_tqt_config.py
 	install -m 644 -o root -g root build-3.$*/sip_tqt_config.py debian/python3-sip-tqt/usr/lib/python3.$*/dist-packages/sip_tqt_config_nd.py
 	install -m 644 -o root -g root dbg-build-3.$*/sip_tqt_config.py debian/python3-sip-tqt-dbg/usr/lib/python3.$*/dist-packages/sip_tqt_config_d.py
-	mkdir -p debian/python3-sip-tqt-dev$$(python3.$* -c 'from distutils import sysconfig; print (sysconfig.get_python_inc())')
-	install -m 644 -o root -g root siplib/sip-tqt.h debian/python3-sip-tqt-dev$$(python3.$* -c 'from distutils import sysconfig; print (sysconfig.get_python_inc())')/
-	mkdir -p debian/python3-sip-tqt-dev/$$(python3.$*-dbg -c 'from distutils import sysconfig; print (sysconfig.get_python_inc())')
-	ln -s ../$$(python3.$* -c 'from distutils import sysconfig; print (sysconfig.get_python_inc())' | xargs basename)/sip-tqt.h \
-	    debian/python3-sip-tqt-dev/$$(python3.$*-dbg -c 'from distutils import sysconfig; print (sysconfig.get_python_inc())')/sip-tqt.h
+	mkdir -p debian/python3-sip-tqt-dev$$(python3.$* -c 'import sysconfig; print (sysconfig.get_path("include"))')
+	install -m 644 -o root -g root siplib/sip-tqt.h debian/python3-sip-tqt-dev$$(python3.$* -c 'import sysconfig; print (sysconfig.get_path("include"))')/
+	mkdir -p debian/python3-sip-tqt-dev/$$(python3.$*-dbg -c 'import sysconfig; print (sysconfig.get_path("include"))')
+	ln -s ../$$(python3.$* -c 'import sysconfig; print (sysconfig.get_path("include"))' | xargs basename)/sip-tqt.h \
+	    debian/python3-sip-tqt-dev/$$(python3.$*-dbg -c 'import sysconfig; print (sysconfig.get_path("include"))')/sip-tqt.h
 	mkdir -p debian/python3-sip-tqt-dev/usr/lib/python3.$*/dist-packages
 	install -m 644 -o root -g root sip_tqt_distutils.py debian/python3-sip-tqt-dev/usr/lib/python3.$*/dist-packages
 
diff --git a/debian/_base/dependencies/sip4-tqt/debian/sip_tqt_config_py3.py b/debian/_base/dependencies/sip4-tqt/debian/sip_tqt_config_py3.py
index 5aa6d22c1..a937df69a 100644
--- a/debian/_base/dependencies/sip4-tqt/debian/sip_tqt_config_py3.py
+++ b/debian/_base/dependencies/sip4-tqt/debian/sip_tqt_config_py3.py
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 # import the sip_tqt_config.py for the normal or the debug build
 
+import os
 import sys
+import sysconfig
+
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(sysconfig.get_path('platstdlib'), 'dist-packages'))
 
 if 'd' in sys.abiflags:
     try:
diff --git a/dilos/dependencies/sip4-tqt/debian/rules b/dilos/dependencies/sip4-tqt/debian/rules
index 2acbad3d6..9f54ca009 100755
--- a/dilos/dependencies/sip4-tqt/debian/rules
+++ b/dilos/dependencies/sip4-tqt/debian/rules
@@ -119,11 +119,11 @@ install-arch-3.%:
 	install -m 644 -o root -g root debian/sip_tqt_config_py3.py debian/python3-sip-tqt/usr/lib/python3.$*/dist-packages/sip_tqt_config.py
 	install -m 644 -o root -g root build-3.$*/sip_tqt_config.py debian/python3-sip-tqt/usr/lib/python3.$*/dist-packages/sip_tqt_config_nd.py
 #	install -m 644 -o root -g root dbg-build-3.$*/sip_tqt_config.py debian/python3-sip-tqt-dbg/usr/lib/python3.$*/dist-packages/sip_tqt_config_d.py
-	mkdir -p debian/python3-sip-tqt-dev$$(python3.$* -c 'from distutils import sysconfig; print (sysconfig.get_python_inc())')
-	install -m 644 -o root -g root siplib/sip-tqt.h debian/python3-sip-tqt-dev$$(python3.$* -c 'from distutils import sysconfig; print (sysconfig.get_python_inc())')/
-#	mkdir -p debian/python3-sip-tqt-dev/$$(python3.$*-dbg -c 'from distutils import sysconfig; print (sysconfig.get_python_inc())')
-#	ln -s ../$$(python3.$* -c 'from distutils import sysconfig; print (sysconfig.get_python_inc())' | xargs basename)/sip-tqt.h \
-#	    debian/python3-sip-tqt-dev/$$(python3.$*-dbg -c 'from distutils import sysconfig; print (sysconfig.get_python_inc())')/sip-tqt.h
+	mkdir -p debian/python3-sip-tqt-dev$$(python3.$* -c 'import sysconfig; print (sysconfig.get_path("include"))')
+	install -m 644 -o root -g root siplib/sip-tqt.h debian/python3-sip-tqt-dev$$(python3.$* -c 'import sysconfig; print (sysconfig.get_path("include"))')/
+#	mkdir -p debian/python3-sip-tqt-dev/$$(python3.$*-dbg -c 'import sysconfig; print (sysconfig.get_path("include"))')
+#	ln -s ../$$(python3.$* -c 'import sysconfig; print (sysconfig.get_path("include"))' | xargs basename)/sip-tqt.h \
+#	    debian/python3-sip-tqt-dev/$$(python3.$*-dbg -c 'import sysconfig; print (sysconfig.get_path("include"))')/sip-tqt.h
 	mkdir -p debian/python3-sip-tqt-dev/usr/lib/python3.$*/dist-packages
 	install -m 644 -o root -g root sip_tqt_distutils.py debian/python3-sip-tqt-dev/usr/lib/python3.$*/dist-packages
 
diff --git a/dilos/dependencies/sip4-tqt/debian/sip_tqt_config_py3.py b/dilos/dependencies/sip4-tqt/debian/sip_tqt_config_py3.py
index 5aa6d22c1..a937df69a 100644
--- a/dilos/dependencies/sip4-tqt/debian/sip_tqt_config_py3.py
+++ b/dilos/dependencies/sip4-tqt/debian/sip_tqt_config_py3.py
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 # import the sip_tqt_config.py for the normal or the debug build
 
+import os
 import sys
+import sysconfig
+
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(sysconfig.get_path('platstdlib'), 'dist-packages'))
 
 if 'd' in sys.abiflags:
     try:
diff --git a/ubuntu/_base/dependencies/sip4-tqt/debian/rules b/ubuntu/_base/dependencies/sip4-tqt/debian/rules
index 346d81ca0..7050c5431 100755
--- a/ubuntu/_base/dependencies/sip4-tqt/debian/rules
+++ b/ubuntu/_base/dependencies/sip4-tqt/debian/rules
@@ -115,11 +115,11 @@ install-arch-3.%:
 	install -m 644 -o root -g root debian/sip_tqt_config_py3.py debian/python3-sip-tqt/usr/lib/python3.$*/dist-packages/sip_tqt_config.py
 	install -m 644 -o root -g root build-3.$*/sip_tqt_config.py debian/python3-sip-tqt/usr/lib/python3.$*/dist-packages/sip_tqt_config_nd.py
 	install -m 644 -o root -g root dbg-build-3.$*/sip_tqt_config.py debian/python3-sip-tqt-dbg/usr/lib/python3.$*/dist-packages/sip_tqt_config_d.py
-	mkdir -p debian/python3-sip-tqt-dev$$(python3.$* -c 'from distutils import sysconfig; print (sysconfig.get_python_inc())')
-	install -m 644 -o root -g root siplib/sip-tqt.h debian/python3-sip-tqt-dev$$(python3.$* -c 'from distutils import sysconfig; print (sysconfig.get_python_inc())')/
-	mkdir -p debian/python3-sip-tqt-dev/$$(python3.$*-dbg -c 'from distutils import sysconfig; print (sysconfig.get_python_inc())')
-	ln -s ../$$(python3.$* -c 'from distutils import sysconfig; print (sysconfig.get_python_inc())' | xargs basename)/sip-tqt.h \
-	    debian/python3-sip-tqt-dev/$$(python3.$*-dbg -c 'from distutils import sysconfig; print (sysconfig.get_python_inc())')/sip-tqt.h
+	mkdir -p debian/python3-sip-tqt-dev$$(python3.$* -c 'import sysconfig; print (sysconfig.get_path("include"))')
+	install -m 644 -o root -g root siplib/sip-tqt.h debian/python3-sip-tqt-dev$$(python3.$* -c 'import sysconfig; print (sysconfig.get_path("include"))')/
+	mkdir -p debian/python3-sip-tqt-dev/$$(python3.$*-dbg -c 'import sysconfig; print (sysconfig.get_path("include"))')
+	ln -s ../$$(python3.$* -c 'import sysconfig; print (sysconfig.get_path("include"))' | xargs basename)/sip-tqt.h \
+	    debian/python3-sip-tqt-dev/$$(python3.$*-dbg -c 'import sysconfig; print (sysconfig.get_path("include"))')/sip-tqt.h
 	mkdir -p debian/python3-sip-tqt-dev/usr/lib/python3.$*/dist-packages
 	install -m 644 -o root -g root sip_tqt_distutils.py debian/python3-sip-tqt-dev/usr/lib/python3.$*/dist-packages
 
diff --git a/ubuntu/_base/dependencies/sip4-tqt/debian/sip_tqt_config_py3.py b/ubuntu/_base/dependencies/sip4-tqt/debian/sip_tqt_config_py3.py
index 5aa6d22c1..a937df69a 100644
--- a/ubuntu/_base/dependencies/sip4-tqt/debian/sip_tqt_config_py3.py
+++ b/ubuntu/_base/dependencies/sip4-tqt/debian/sip_tqt_config_py3.py
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 # import the sip_tqt_config.py for the normal or the debug build
 
+import os
 import sys
+import sysconfig
+
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(sysconfig.get_path('platstdlib'), 'dist-packages'))
 
 if 'd' in sys.abiflags:
     try: