diff -ur misc/Python-3.11.15/setup.py misc/build/Python-3.11.15/setup.py
--- misc/Python-3.11.15/setup.py	2025-01-01 00:00:00.000000000 +0000
+++ misc/build/Python-3.11.15/setup.py	2025-01-01 00:00:00.000000000 +0000
@@ -248,24 +248,24 @@
         # system, but with only header files and libraries.
         sysroot = macosx_sdk_root()

-    # Check the standard locations
-    for dir_ in std_dirs:
+    # Check the additional directories (solver paths take priority)
+    for dir_ in paths:
         f = os.path.join(dir_, filename)

         if MACOS and is_macosx_sdk_path(dir_):
             f = os.path.join(sysroot, dir_[1:], filename)

-        if os.path.exists(f): return []
+        if os.path.exists(f):
+            return [dir_]

-    # Check the additional directories
-    for dir_ in paths:
+    # Check the standard locations
+    for dir_ in std_dirs:
         f = os.path.join(dir_, filename)

         if MACOS and is_macosx_sdk_path(dir_):
             f = os.path.join(sysroot, dir_[1:], filename)

-        if os.path.exists(f):
-            return [dir_]
+        if os.path.exists(f): return []

     # Not found anywhere
     return None