--- a/python/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/python/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@
 
 # Python and Numpy libraries
 find_package(Python3Alt REQUIRED)
+include_directories(SYSTEM ${NUMPY_INCLUDE_DIRS} ${PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 message(STATUS "Found NumPy version: ${Python3_NumPy_VERSION}")
 message(STATUS "NumPy include dir: ${NUMPY_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
 
@@ -460,7 +461,6 @@
 else()
   target_link_libraries(arrow_python PRIVATE ${PYARROW_CPP_LINK_LIBS})
 endif()
-target_link_libraries(arrow_python PUBLIC Python3::NumPy)
 target_compile_definitions(arrow_python PRIVATE ARROW_PYTHON_EXPORTING)
 install(TARGETS arrow_python
         ARCHIVE DESTINATION .