diff --git a/srcpkgs/opencv/template b/srcpkgs/opencv/template
index 96c6c8173ef..b02ab9906ba 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/opencv/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/opencv/template
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ make_check=no
 if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	# Tell opencv where to find python and numpy
 	configure_args+=" -DPYTHON3_INCLUDE_PATH=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/${py3_inc}
-	 -DPYTHON3_NUMPY_INCLUDE_DIRS=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/${py3_sitelib}/numpy/core/include"
+	 -DPYTHON3_NUMPY_INCLUDE_DIRS=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/${py3_sitelib}/numpy/_core/include"
 fi
 
 case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in