1diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
2index e65631013..d511c2996 100755
3--- a/setup.py
4+++ b/setup.py
5@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
6 Extension(
7 'google.protobuf.pyext._message',
8 glob.glob('google/protobuf/pyext/*.cc'),
9- include_dirs=['.', '../src', '../third_party/abseil-cpp'],
10+ include_dirs=['.', '../src', '@abseil_cpp_include_path@'],
11 libraries=libraries,
12 extra_objects=extra_objects,
13 extra_link_args=message_extra_link_args,