diff --git a/scripts/config.py b/scripts/config.py
index e4e83357e..1b14a07b3 100644
--- a/scripts/config.py
+++ b/scripts/config.py
@@ -327,6 +327,9 @@ def _config_compiler(self):
                 if hdf5Inc:
                     self.configDict["INCDIRFLAGS"] += " -I%s" % hdf5Inc
 
+            if findFileInDirList("opencv4/opencv2/core/core.hpp", ["/usr/include"]):
+                self.configDict["INCDIRFLAGS"] += " -I%s" % "/usr/include/opencv4"
+
         if self.configDict["PYTHON_LIB"] == "":
             # malloc flavour is not needed from 3.8
             malloc = "m" if sys.version_info.minor < 8 else ""