diff --git a/numpy/random/_examples/cython/setup.py b/numpy/random/_examples/cython/setup.py
index f41150fdb2fe..e70a1fddca74 100644
--- a/numpy/random/_examples/cython/setup.py
+++ b/numpy/random/_examples/cython/setup.py
@@ -4,21 +4,24 @@
 
 Usage: python setup.py build_ext -i
 """
-import setuptools  # triggers monkeypatching distutils
-from distutils.core import setup
 from os.path import dirname, join, abspath
 
+from setuptools import setup
+from setuptools.extension import Extension
+
 import numpy as np
 from Cython.Build import cythonize
-from numpy.distutils.misc_util import get_info
-from setuptools.extension import Extension
+
 
 path = dirname(__file__)
 src_dir = join(dirname(path), '..', 'src')
 defs = [('NPY_NO_DEPRECATED_API', 0)]
 inc_path = np.get_include()
-lib_path = [abspath(join(np.get_include(), '..', '..', 'random', 'lib'))]
-lib_path += get_info('npymath')['library_dirs']
+# Add paths for npyrandom and npymath libraries:
+lib_path = [
+    abspath(join(np.get_include(), '..', '..', 'random', 'lib')),
+    abspath(join(np.get_include(), '..', 'lib'))
+]
 
 extending = Extension("extending",
                       sources=[join('.', 'extending.pyx')],