diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1b2a287..df4ca46 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 dist
+dist-newstyle/
 cabal.sandbox.config
 .cabal-sandbox
 .stack-work
diff --git a/Setup.hs b/Setup.hs
index 343aa6b..7bcdcc2 100755
--- a/Setup.hs
+++ b/Setup.hs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 {- OPTIONS_GHC -Wall #-}
 
 #ifndef MIN_VERSION_Cabal
-#define MIN_VERSION_Cabal(x,y,z) 0 
+#define MIN_VERSION_Cabal(x,y,z) 0
 #endif
 
 import Control.Exception (IOException, catch)
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@ import Distribution.Simple.LocalBuildInfo
 import Distribution.Simple.Program
 import Distribution.Verbosity
 
+#if MIN_VERSION_Cabal(3,14,0)
+import Distribution.Utils.Path (makeSymbolicPath)
+#else
+makeSymbolicPath :: String -> String
+makeSymbolicPath = id
+#endif
+
 -- A Cabal 1.16 vs 1.18 compatibility hack, as in 1.18
 -- findProgramLocation has a new (unused in this case) parameter.
 -- ConstOrId adds this parameter when types say it is mandatory.
@@ -79,13 +86,13 @@ mysqlBuildInfo lbi = do
                 else []
 
   return emptyBuildInfo {
-    extraLibDirs = map (drop 2) . filter ("-L" `isPrefixOf`) $
+    extraLibDirs = map (makeSymbolicPath . drop 2) . filter ("-L" `isPrefixOf`) $
                    nub (libsSys ++ libs)
   , extraLibs = map (drop 2) . filter ("-l" `isPrefixOf`) .
                 filter (/= "-lmygcc") $
                 filter (/= "-lmysqlclient_r") $
                 nub (libsSys ++ libs ++ libsR)
-  , includeDirs = map (drop 2) include
+  , includeDirs = map (makeSymbolicPath . drop 2) include
   }
   where
     -- Recover from an error by returning an empty list.