diff --git a/python/sdist/setup.py b/python/sdist/setup.py
index 41bb3fef7b..61097b53a7 100755
--- a/python/sdist/setup.py
+++ b/python/sdist/setup.py
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ def get_extensions():
             #  be replaced by the actual path by `AmiciBuildCMakeExtension`
             #  before being passed to CMake.
             "-DKLU_LIBRARY_DIR='${build_dir}/amici/lib'",
-            "-DKLU_INCLUDE_DIR='${build_dir}/amici/include'",
+            "-DKLU_INCLUDE_DIR='${build_dir}/amici/include/suite_sparse'",
         ],
     )
     # AMICI