diff --git a/python_configure.bzl b/python_configure.bzl
index 1f5bffa..7809dce 100644
--- a/python_configure.bzl
+++ b/python_configure.bzl
@@ -213,8 +213,14 @@ def _get_python_lib(repository_ctx, python_bin):
                  "try:\n" +
                  "  library_paths = site.getsitepackages()\n" +
                  "except AttributeError:\n" +
-                 " from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib\n" +
-                 " library_paths = [get_python_lib()]\n" +
+                 "  import sys\n" +
+                 "  USE_SYSCONFIG = sys.version_info >= (3, 10)\n" +
+                 "  if not USE_SYSCONFIG:\n" +
+                 "    from distutils import sysconfig as ds\n" +
+                 "    library_paths = [ds.get_python_lib(plat_specific=True)]\n" +
+                 "  else:\n" +
+                 "    import sysconfig as s\n" +
+                 "    library_paths = [s.get_path('platlib')]\n" +
                  "all_paths = set(python_paths + library_paths)\n" +
                  "paths = []\n" +
                  "for path in all_paths:\n" +
@@ -251,9 +257,15 @@ def _get_python_include(repository_ctx, python_bin):
         [
             python_bin,
             "-c",
-            "from __future__ import print_function;" +
-            "from distutils import sysconfig;" +
-            "print(sysconfig.get_python_inc())",
+            "from __future__ import print_function\n" +
+            "import sys\n" +
+            "USE_SYSCONFIG = sys.version_info >= (3, 10)\n" +
+            "if not USE_SYSCONFIG:\n" +
+            "  from distutils import sysconfig as ds\n" +
+            "  print(ds.get_python_inc(plat_specific=True))\n" +
+            "else:\n" +
+            "  import sysconfig as s\n" +
+            "  print(s.get_path('platinclude'))\n",
         ],
         error_msg = "Problem getting python include path.",
         error_details = ("Is the Python binary path set up right? " +