diff --git a/makefiles/Makefile.port b/makefiles/Makefile.port
index a4b0e8cb51..6534189f25 100644
--- a/makefiles/Makefile.port
+++ b/makefiles/Makefile.port
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ ifeq ("$(SYSTEM)","win")
   OS = Windows
   TOP_AUX = $(shell cd)
   TOP = $(shell echo $(TOP_AUX) | tools\\sed.exe -e "s/\\/\\\\/g")
+  ifneq ($(wildcard c:/python27/python.exe),)
+    WINDOWS_PYTHON_PATH = c:\\python27
+    PYTHONVERSION = 27
+  endif
 endif
 
 
diff --git a/makefiles/Makefile.third_party.win b/makefiles/Makefile.third_party.win
index a03d600741..b9d755e292 100644
--- a/makefiles/Makefile.third_party.win
+++ b/makefiles/Makefile.third_party.win
@@ -177,6 +177,8 @@ install_python_modules:
 Makefile.local:
 	@echo Generating Makefile.local
 	@echo WINDOWS_PYTHON_VER = $(PYTHONVERSION) > Makefile.local
+	@echo WINDOWS_PYTHON_INC=/I$(WINDOWS_PYTHON_PATH)\\include >> Makefile.local
+	@echo WINDOWS_PYTHON_LNK=$(WINDOWS_PYTHON_PATH)\\lib\\python$(PYTHONVERSION).lib >> Makefile.local
 	@echo WINDOWS_GFLAGS_DIR = $(TOP)\\dependencies\\install >> Makefile.local
 	@echo WINDOWS_PROTOBUF_DIR = $(TOP)\\dependencies\\install >> Makefile.local
 	@echo WINDOWS_SPARSEHASH_DIR = $(TOP)\\dependencies\\install >> Makefile.local
@@ -186,6 +188,6 @@ Makefile.local:
 	@echo WINDOWS_GLPK_DIR = $(TOP)\\dependencies\\install >> Makefile.local
 	@echo $(SCIP_MAKEFILE) >> Makefile.local
 	@echo $(SELECTED_JDK_DEF) >> Makefile.local
-	@echo $(SCIP_MAKEFILE)
+	@echo $(SCIP_MAKEFILE) >> Makefile.local