diff --git a/makepanda/installpanda.py b/makepanda/installpanda.py
index a60ed4e66b..4a8b7df979 100644
--- a/makepanda/installpanda.py
+++ b/makepanda/installpanda.py
@@ -10,10 +10,12 @@
 
 import os
 import sys
-import sysconfig
 from optparse import OptionParser
 from makepandacore import *
 
+# DO NOT CHANGE TO sysconfig - see GitHub issue #1230
+from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib
+
 
 MIME_INFO = (
     ("egg", "model/x-egg", "EGG model file", "pview"),
@@ -141,7 +143,7 @@ def GetLibDir():
 
     # If Python is installed into /usr/lib64, it's probably safe
     # to assume that we should install there as well.
-    python_lib = sysconfig.get_path("platlib")
+    python_lib = get_python_lib(1)
     if python_lib.startswith('/usr/lib64/') or \
        python_lib.startswith('/usr/local/lib64/'):
         return "lib64"
diff --git a/makepanda/makepackage.py b/makepanda/makepackage.py
index 960265f97d..81a64abd44 100755
--- a/makepanda/makepackage.py
+++ b/makepanda/makepackage.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import shutil
 import glob
 import re
 import subprocess
-import sysconfig
 from makepandacore import *
 from installpanda import *
 
@@ -909,7 +908,9 @@ def MakeInstallerAndroid(version, **kwargs):
                     shutil.copy(os.path.join(source_dir, base), target)
 
     # Copy the Python standard library to the .apk as well.
-    stdlib_source = sysconfig.get_path("stdlib")
+    # DO NOT CHANGE TO sysconfig - see #1230
+    from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib
+    stdlib_source = get_python_lib(False, True)
     stdlib_target = os.path.join("apkroot", "lib", "python{0}.{1}".format(*sys.version_info))
     copy_python_tree(stdlib_source, stdlib_target)
 
diff --git a/makepanda/makepanda.py b/makepanda/makepanda.py
index d121186197..1c2b9a6f8e 100755
--- a/makepanda/makepanda.py
+++ b/makepanda/makepanda.py
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ try:
     import threading
     import signal
     import shutil
-    import sysconfig
     import plistlib
     import queue
 except KeyboardInterrupt:
diff --git a/makepanda/makepandacore.py b/makepanda/makepandacore.py
index 5314e91da9..f436ac27dd 100644
--- a/makepanda/makepandacore.py
+++ b/makepanda/makepandacore.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 ########################################################################
 
 import configparser
+from distutils import sysconfig # DO NOT CHANGE to sysconfig - see #1230
 import fnmatch
 import getpass
 import glob
@@ -17,7 +18,6 @@ import shutil
 import signal
 import subprocess
 import sys
-import sysconfig
 import threading
 import _thread as thread
 import time
@@ -2190,12 +2190,12 @@ def SdkLocatePython(prefer_thirdparty_python=False):
         LibDirectory("PYTHON", py_fwx + "/lib")
 
     #elif GetTarget() == 'windows':
-    #    SDK["PYTHON"] = os.path.dirname(sysconfig.get_path("include"))
+    #    SDK["PYTHON"] = os.path.dirname(sysconfig.get_python_inc())
     #    SDK["PYTHONVERSION"] = "python" + sysconfig.get_python_version()
     #    SDK["PYTHONEXEC"] = sys.executable
 
     else:
-        SDK["PYTHON"] = sysconfig.get_path("include")
+        SDK["PYTHON"] = sysconfig.get_python_inc()
         SDK["PYTHONVERSION"] = "python" + sysconfig.get_python_version() + abiflags
         SDK["PYTHONEXEC"] = os.path.realpath(sys.executable)
 
@@ -3485,8 +3485,8 @@ def GetCurrentPythonVersionInfo():
         "soabi": GetPythonABI(),
         "ext_suffix": GetExtensionSuffix(),
         "executable": sys.executable,
-        "purelib": sysconfig.get_path("purelib"),
-        "platlib": sysconfig.get_path("platlib"),
+        "purelib": sysconfig.get_python_lib(False),
+        "platlib": sysconfig.get_python_lib(True),
     }