diff --git a/Tests/test_image_access.py b/Tests/test_image_access.py
index 9a3af9e53..57612c4b0 100644
--- a/Tests/test_image_access.py
+++ b/Tests/test_image_access.py
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ import os
 import subprocess
 import sys
 import sysconfig
-from distutils import ccompiler
+
+from setuptools.command.build_ext import new_compiler
 
 import pytest
 from PIL import Image
@@ -360,7 +361,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
                 % sys.prefix.replace("\\", "\\\\")
             )
 
-        compiler = ccompiler.new_compiler()
+        compiler = new_compiler()
         compiler.add_include_dir(sysconfig.get_config_var("INCLUDEPY"))
 
         libdir = sysconfig.get_config_var("LIBDIR") or sysconfig.get_config_var(