diff --git a/buildScripts/buildFontforge b/buildScripts/buildFontforge
index 0ee7d26..520842a 100755
--- a/buildScripts/buildFontforge
+++ b/buildScripts/buildFontforge
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 source buildScripts/versionEnvs
 
+export CONFIG_SITE=$(pwd)/buildScripts/fontforgeConfig.site
+
 cd fontforge
 ./bootstrap
 ./configure --disable-silent-rules
diff --git a/buildScripts/fontforgeConfig.site b/buildScripts/fontforgeConfig.site
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..567ff41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildScripts/fontforgeConfig.site
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# This autotools config.site file add the python2.7 include files which are 
+# for some reason missed in the standard fontforge configuration on 
+# travisCI
+
+CFLAGS=$CFLAGS -I/usr/include/python2.7
+