diff --git a/src/pymport.h b/src/pymport.h
index 3c1c644..75ba489 100644
--- a/src/pymport.h
+++ b/src/pymport.h
@@ -2,9 +2,17 @@
 
 #include <map>
 #include <list>
-#include <Python.h>
 #include <napi.h>
 
+// This allows building in debug mode on Windows without having the Python debug build
+#ifdef _DEBUG
+#undef _DEBUG
+#include <Python.h>
+#define _DEBUG
+#else
+#include <Python.h>
+#endif
+
 #include "pystackobject.h"
 
 namespace pymport {