diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index 2c3195b06..105802d30 100644
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -941,7 +941,7 @@ if env['python3_package'] in ('y', 'default'):
         info = getCommandOutput(env['python3_cmd'], '-c', script)
         (env['python3_version'],
          env['python3_usersitepackages'],
-         cython_version) = info.splitlines()
+         cython_version) = info.splitlines()[-3:]
     except OSError:
         info = False
 
diff --git a/interfaces/cython/SConscript b/interfaces/cython/SConscript
index 23e9c8163..d1416e970 100644
--- a/interfaces/cython/SConscript
+++ b/interfaces/cython/SConscript
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ def configure_numpy(python_command):
                         "print(get_python_version())",
                         "print(numpy.get_include())"))
     info = getCommandOutput(python_command, '-c', script)
-    module_ext, py_version, numpy_include = info.splitlines()
+    module_ext, py_version, numpy_include = info.splitlines()[-3:]
 
     incDirs = (".", "../../include", numpy_include,
                localenv['sundials_include'], localenv['boost_inc_dir'])