diff --git a/bindings/python/setup.py.in b/bindings/python/setup.py.in
index 46f3c1821..60e73e54d 100644
--- a/bindings/python/setup.py.in
+++ b/bindings/python/setup.py.in
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 
+from distutils import sysconfig
 from distutils.core import setup, Extension
 import os
 import platform
@@ -52,6 +53,12 @@ if platform.system() == 'Windows':
 	)
 	sys.exit(0)
 
+config_vars = sysconfig.get_config_vars()
+if "CFLAGS" in config_vars and "-Wstrict-prototypes" in config_vars["CFLAGS"]:
+	config_vars["CFLAGS"] = config_vars["CFLAGS"].replace("-Wstrict-prototypes", " ")
+if "OPT" in config_vars and "-Wstrict-prototypes" in config_vars["OPT"]:
+	config_vars["OPT"] = config_vars["OPT"].replace("-Wstrict-prototypes", " ")
+
 source_list = os.listdir(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "src"))
 source_list = [os.path.join("src", s) for s in source_list if s.endswith(".cpp")]