diff --git a/mesonbuild/modules/python.py b/mesonbuild/modules/python.py
index c5256859c..bb6b9abda 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/modules/python.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/modules/python.py
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ import sysconfig
 import json
 import sys
 
-install_paths = sysconfig.get_paths(scheme='posix_prefix', vars={'base': '', 'platbase': '', 'installed_base': ''})
+install_paths = sysconfig.get_paths(vars={'base': '', 'platbase': '', 'installed_base': ''})
 
 def links_against_libpython():
     from distutils.core import Distribution, Extension