diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 4d30329d..7ba2573c 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ def compile_objects(self, platform, py_arch, obj_dir):
                     env = spec["environment"]
                     print(env)
                     continue
-                spec["includes"] = _ensure_abs_paths(BLIS_DIR, spec["include"])
+                spec["include"] = _ensure_abs_paths(BLIS_DIR, spec["include"])
                 _, target_name = os.path.split(spec["target"])
                 if platform == "windows":
                     target_name = target_name.replace("/", "\\")