diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 52ffaecf49..da98506d3b
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 
 import glob
+import numpy as np
 try:
     from setuptools import setup
     have_setuptools = True
@@ -57,7 +58,8 @@ if have_setuptools:
 # If Cython is present, add resonance reconstruction capability
 if have_cython:
     kwargs.update({
-        'ext_modules': cythonize('openmc/data/reconstruct.pyx')
+        'ext_modules': cythonize('openmc/data/reconstruct.pyx'),
+        'include_dirs': [np.get_include()]
     })
 
 setup(**kwargs)