Index: setup.py
--- setup.py.orig
+++ setup.py
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ else:
         SUITESPARSE_INC_DIR = "/usr/include/suitesparse"
     else:
         # Default
-        SUITESPARSE_LIB_DIR = '/usr/lib'
-        SUITESPARSE_INC_DIR = '/usr/include'
+        SUITESPARSE_LIB_DIR = '/usr/local/lib'
+        SUITESPARSE_INC_DIR = '/usr/local/include'
 
 if sys.platform.startswith("win"):
     GSL_MACROS = [('GSL_DLL',''),('WIN32','')]