diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 712f54c3c1f..522eb82addc 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1083,8 +1083,8 @@ def detect_tkinter_darwin(self, inc_dirs, lib_dirs):
         # different the UNIX search logic is not sharable.
         from os.path import join, exists
         framework_dirs = [
-            '/System/Library/Frameworks/',
             '/Library/Frameworks',
+            '/System/Library/Frameworks/',
             join(os.getenv('HOME'), '/Library/Frameworks')
         ]